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Information to Examiners
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1. General
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Combined Science: Trilogy R R
8464/P/2H – Physics Paper 2 – Higher Tier
R R R R R R R
Mark scheme
R
8464
JuneR2024
Version/Stage:R1.1RFinal
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, MARKRSCHEMER–RGCSERCOMBINEDRSCIENCE:RTRILOGYR–R8464/P/2HR–RJUNER2018
Information to Examiners
R R
1. General
TheRmarkRschemeRforReachRquestionRshows:
• theRmarksRavailableRforReachRpartRofRtheRquestion
• theRtotalRmarksRavailableRforRtheRquestion
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