AQA A Level Physics June 2025 Paper 2 Question Paper

Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature I declare this is my own work. A-level PHYSICS Paper 2 Monday 9 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours Materials For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use • a pencil and a ruler Question Mark • a scientific calculator 1 • a Data and Formulae Booklet • a protractor. 2 3 Instructions 4 • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 5 • Answer all questions. 6 • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 7–31 outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of TOTAL 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 85. • You are expected to use a scientific calculator where appropriate. • A Data and Formulae Booklet is provided as a loose insert. *JUN* 7408/2 IB/M/Jun25/G4006/E12 Joe , 2 Do not write outside the Section A box Answer all questions in this section. 0 1 Information about the radius of a nucleus can be deduced from the closest approach of alpha particles and from electron diffraction. 0 1 . 1 Alpha particles, each with a kinetic energy of 5.59 MeV, are fired at a thin foil made of ( gold 197 ) 79 Au atoms. Some of the alpha particles are scattered through an angle of 180°. Estimate the radius of a 197 79 Au nucleus from this information. [3 marks] radius of nucleus = m 0 1 . 2 Explain why your answer to Question 01.1 is an estimate. [2 marks] IB/M/Jun25/7408/2