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Higher Tier Paper 1
Materials Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
For this paper you must have:
a ruler
a scientific calculator
the periodic table (enclosed). For Examiner’s Use
Instructions Question Mark
1
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Pencil should only be used for drawing. 2
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 3
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
4
the box around each page or on blank pages.
5
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). 6
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 7
to be marked.
8
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
TOTAL
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The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation
in your answers.
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2025 TriologyQuestion
QuestionPaper
Paper
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Outside the
0 1 1 Tick one box: What does an alpha particle consist of? Box
• Two protons and two neutrons
• Two electrons and two neutrons
• A neutron and a proton
• An electron and a proton
[1 Marks]
0 1 2 A gold atom has the symbol 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴197
79
The number of protons in this atom is ____.
The number of neutrons in this atom is ____.
[1 Marks]
0 1 3 Scientists discovered that not all alpha particles passed straight through the gold
foil in the scattering experiment. Some were deflected at large angles, and a few
bounced back. What does this observation suggest about the structure of an
atom?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………….……………………………………………………………………………
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…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
[2 Marks]
0 1 4 Compare the plum pudding model with the nuclear model of the atom.
Describe how the results of the alpha particle scattering experiment led to the
replacement of the plum pudding model with the nuclear model.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………….……………………………………………………………………………
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[4 Marks]
0 1 5 Which scientist provided evidence for the existence of neutrons?
James Chadwick
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
John Dalton [1 Marks]
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AQA Physics 1H 2025 Triology Question Paper
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AQA GCSE
PHYSICS 2025 Predicted
Higher Tier Paper 1
Materials Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
For this paper you must have:
a ruler
a scientific calculator
the periodic table (enclosed). For Examiner’s Use
Instructions Question Mark
1
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Pencil should only be used for drawing. 2
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 3
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
4
the box around each page or on blank pages.
5
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). 6
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 7
to be marked.
8
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
TOTAL
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation
in your answers.
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AQAPhysics 1H1H
Physics 2025 Triology
2025 TriologyQuestion
QuestionPaper
Paper
, 2
Do not write
Outside the
0 1 1 Tick one box: What does an alpha particle consist of? Box
• Two protons and two neutrons
• Two electrons and two neutrons
• A neutron and a proton
• An electron and a proton
[1 Marks]
0 1 2 A gold atom has the symbol 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴197
79
The number of protons in this atom is ____.
The number of neutrons in this atom is ____.
[1 Marks]
0 1 3 Scientists discovered that not all alpha particles passed straight through the gold
foil in the scattering experiment. Some were deflected at large angles, and a few
bounced back. What does this observation suggest about the structure of an
atom?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………….……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………….………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
[2 Marks]
0 1 4 Compare the plum pudding model with the nuclear model of the atom.
Describe how the results of the alpha particle scattering experiment led to the
replacement of the plum pudding model with the nuclear model.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………….……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………….………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………….……………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………….……………………………………………………………………………………
[4 Marks]
0 1 5 Which scientist provided evidence for the existence of neutrons?
James Chadwick
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
John Dalton [1 Marks]
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