PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
Mark Scheme (Results)
2025 Predicted Paper
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
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PAPER 2 Advanced
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General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the
first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded
for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the
mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles
by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme
to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
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Question 1: Total Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
Question:
A particle moves in simple harmonic motion with amplitude AAA and period TTT.
What is the total energy of the system?
Justification & Context
• This question falls under Oscillations and SHM, a core topic in mechanics
and wave motion.
• It tests understanding of energy distribution in SHM and how energy
varies over time.
Historical Trends (2015–2023)
• Common in both multiple-choice and structured sections.
• Variants include:
o Energy conservation in SHM.
o Deriving equations for total energy.
o Graphs of energy vs. displacement.
Theory Required
• SHM is defined by:
• Total Energy E is constant and given by: E where:
Answering Strategy
1. Recognize that total energy remains constant in SHM.
2. Recall that total energy depends on amplitude but not time.
3. Use the standard equation:
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Mark Scheme (Results)
2025 Predicted Paper
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Edexcel AL Physics Marking Scheme 2 2025 Predicted
PAPER 2 Advanced
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, PRACTICE PAPER FOR 2026 SUMMER EXAMS
Edexcel Al Physics Marking Scheme 2 2025 Predicted
General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the
first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded
for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be
used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners
should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the
mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles
by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme
to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
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Edexcel Al Physics Marking Scheme 1 2025 Predicted
Question 1: Total Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
Question:
A particle moves in simple harmonic motion with amplitude AAA and period TTT.
What is the total energy of the system?
Justification & Context
• This question falls under Oscillations and SHM, a core topic in mechanics
and wave motion.
• It tests understanding of energy distribution in SHM and how energy
varies over time.
Historical Trends (2015–2023)
• Common in both multiple-choice and structured sections.
• Variants include:
o Energy conservation in SHM.
o Deriving equations for total energy.
o Graphs of energy vs. displacement.
Theory Required
• SHM is defined by:
• Total Energy E is constant and given by: E where:
Answering Strategy
1. Recognize that total energy remains constant in SHM.
2. Recall that total energy depends on amplitude but not time.
3. Use the standard equation:
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