AQA SUMMER 2026
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Materials
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• a pencil and a ruler
• a scientific calculator
• a Data and Formulae Booklet
• a protractor
Instructions For Examiner’s Use
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Question Mark
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 1
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 2
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 3
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 4
• Show all your working. 5-34
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
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0 1 A student sets up the apparatus to determine g. The apparatus is set up as shown in
figure 1.A steel ball bearing is held by an electromagnet. When the electromagnet is
switched off, the ball falls through a height h and passes through two light gates
connected to a stopwatch, which records the time t of fall between them.
Figure 1
The student records the following results in table 1:
Table 1
h (m) t₁ (s) t₂ (s) t₃ (s) Mean t (s)
0.500 0.319 0.321 0.317
0.450 0.303 0.301 0.305
0.400 0.285 0.283 0.287
0.350 0.267 0.265 0.269
0.300 0.247 0.249 0.245
0.250 0.225 0.227 0.223
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,0 1 . 1 Complete the mean t column in the table above. Show your working for the h = 0.500 m
row.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 2 The student intends to plot a graph of 2h/t on the y-axis against t on the x-axis to
determine g. Show that this relationship can be derived from the equation of
motion h = ut + ½gt², where u is the speed of the ball at the upper light gate.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 3 Using h = 0.500 m and its mean t, calculate the value of 2h/t.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
[1 mark]
2h/t=__________________
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, 0 1 . 4 The student finds that the gradient of the graph is 9.74 m s⁻². The accepted value of
g is 9.81 m s⁻². Suggest two reasons why the student's value may differ from the
accepted value.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 5 The student wants to reduce the uncertainty in the measurement of h.
State one practical step they could take and explain why it reduces uncertainty.
[2 marks]
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PREDICTED PAPER
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signatuure
I declare this is my own work.
AS
PHYSICS
Paper 2
Time allowed: 1 hour 30
minutes You are advised to
spend about 35 minutes on
Materials
For this paper you must have: Section C
• a pencil and a ruler
• a scientific calculator
• a Data and Formulae Booklet
• a protractor
Instructions For Examiner’s Use
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Question Mark
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 1
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 2
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 3
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 4
• Show all your working. 5-34
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
TOTAL
to be marked.
Information
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 70.
• You are expected to use a scientific calculator where appropriate.
• A Data and Formulae Booklet is provided as a loose insert.
7407/2
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, 2
Do not write
Section A outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 A student sets up the apparatus to determine g. The apparatus is set up as shown in
figure 1.A steel ball bearing is held by an electromagnet. When the electromagnet is
switched off, the ball falls through a height h and passes through two light gates
connected to a stopwatch, which records the time t of fall between them.
Figure 1
The student records the following results in table 1:
Table 1
h (m) t₁ (s) t₂ (s) t₃ (s) Mean t (s)
0.500 0.319 0.321 0.317
0.450 0.303 0.301 0.305
0.400 0.285 0.283 0.287
0.350 0.267 0.265 0.269
0.300 0.247 0.249 0.245
0.250 0.225 0.227 0.223
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,0 1 . 1 Complete the mean t column in the table above. Show your working for the h = 0.500 m
row.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 2 The student intends to plot a graph of 2h/t on the y-axis against t on the x-axis to
determine g. Show that this relationship can be derived from the equation of
motion h = ut + ½gt², where u is the speed of the ball at the upper light gate.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 3 Using h = 0.500 m and its mean t, calculate the value of 2h/t.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
[1 mark]
2h/t=__________________
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, 0 1 . 4 The student finds that the gradient of the graph is 9.74 m s⁻². The accepted value of
g is 9.81 m s⁻². Suggest two reasons why the student's value may differ from the
accepted value.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 5 The student wants to reduce the uncertainty in the measurement of h.
State one practical step they could take and explain why it reduces uncertainty.
[2 marks]
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