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A-level
PHYSICS
Paper 3
Section A
Monday 8 June 2026 Morning Time allowed: The total time for
both sections of this paper is
Materials
2 hours. You are advised to
For this paper you must have:
• a pencil and a ruler spend approximately
• a scientific calculator 70 minutes on this section.
• a Data and Formulae Booklet
• a protractor.
Instructions For Examiner’s Use
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. Question Mark
• 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
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want TOTAL
to be marked.
• Show all your working.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 45.
• 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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7408/3A
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, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 This question is about an experiment to determine g by a free-fall method (required
practical activity 3).
Figure 1 shows the apparatus used.
A metal ball is positioned so that the bottom of the ball is level with a fiducial mark on
a vertical wall.
Figure 1
0 1 . 1 Annotate Figure 1 to show how a set square can be used to check that the ball is
positioned correctly.
[1 mark]
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IB/M/Jun26/7408/3A
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
PHYSICS
Paper 3
Section A
Monday 8 June 2026 Morning Time allowed: The total time for
both sections of this paper is
Materials
2 hours. You are advised to
For this paper you must have:
• a pencil and a ruler spend approximately
• a scientific calculator 70 minutes on this section.
• a Data and Formulae Booklet
• a protractor.
Instructions For Examiner’s Use
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. Question Mark
• 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
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want TOTAL
to be marked.
• Show all your working.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 45.
• You are expected to use a scientific calculator where appropriate.
• A Data and Formulae Booklet is provided as a loose insert.
*jun2674083A01*
7408/3A
for more:
IB/M/Jun26/G4007/V8
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 This question is about an experiment to determine g by a free-fall method (required
practical activity 3).
Figure 1 shows the apparatus used.
A metal ball is positioned so that the bottom of the ball is level with a fiducial mark on
a vertical wall.
Figure 1
0 1 . 1 Annotate Figure 1 to show how a set square can be used to check that the ball is
positioned correctly.
[1 mark]
*02* for more:
IB/M/Jun26/7408/3A
