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AQA AS PhysicsPaper 2 (7407/2) Study Guide
2026
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
You are advised to spend about
For this paper you must have: 35 minutes on Section C
• a pencil and a ruler
• a scientific calculator For Examiner’s Use
• a Data and Formulae Booklet Question Mark
• a protractor.
1
Instructions 2
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
4
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 5–34
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. TOTAL
• 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).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
• Show all your working.
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• The marks for 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.
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Section A box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 A hacksaw blade is a thin flexible strip of metal.
Figure 1 shows a blade clamped between two blocks above a horizontal bench.
A pen is attached to the free end of the blade.
Figure 1
The free end of the blade is displaced and released.
The blade oscillates in a horizontal plane as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2
The time for each oscillation is T.
*02*
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0 1 . 1 Table 1 shows repeated measurements of 60T. box
Table 1
Measurements of 60T / s
25.20 25.05 24.97 25.10
Show that T is about 0.42 s.
[1 mark]
Question 1 continues on the next page
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Figure 3 shows a trolley placed on a ramp that is inclined at a small angle to the box
bench.
A piece of graph paper is fixed to the upper surface of the trolley.
The blade and pen are positioned so that the tip of the pen rests on the graph paper.
The dashed line shows the rest position of the pen.
Figure 3
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I declare this is my own work.
AS
PHYSICS
AQA AS PhysicsPaper 2 (7407/2) Study Guide
2026
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
You are advised to spend about
For this paper you must have: 35 minutes on Section C
• a pencil and a ruler
• a scientific calculator For Examiner’s Use
• a Data and Formulae Booklet Question Mark
• a protractor.
1
Instructions 2
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
4
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 5–34
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. TOTAL
• 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).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
• Show all your working.
Information
• The marks for 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.
*JUN247407201*
7407/2
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 A hacksaw blade is a thin flexible strip of metal.
Figure 1 shows a blade clamped between two blocks above a horizontal bench.
A pen is attached to the free end of the blade.
Figure 1
The free end of the blade is displaced and released.
The blade oscillates in a horizontal plane as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2
The time for each oscillation is T.
*02*
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 1 Table 1 shows repeated measurements of 60T. box
Table 1
Measurements of 60T / s
25.20 25.05 24.97 25.10
Show that T is about 0.42 s.
[1 mark]
Question 1 continues on the next page
Turn over ►
*03*
, 4
Do not write
outside the
Figure 3 shows a trolley placed on a ramp that is inclined at a small angle to the box
bench.
A piece of graph paper is fixed to the upper surface of the trolley.
The blade and pen are positioned so that the tip of the pen rests on the graph paper.
The dashed line shows the rest position of the pen.
Figure 3
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