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PHYSICS 2025 PREDICTED PAPER
Paper 1
Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a pencil and a ruler Question Mark
• a scientific calculator 1
• a Data and Formulae Booklet 2
• a protractor.
3
Instructions 4
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 5
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
6
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 7
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 8–32
• 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). TOTAL
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
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• 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.
SOLE Property of Tyrion's AQA AL Physics Predicted Question Paper
, 2
Section A
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 . 1 State the quark composition of a neutron and a proton.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 2 A meson is made up of a charm quark and an anti-strange quark. Identify this
meson and determine whether it is a baryon or a hadron.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 3 Explain how the weak nuclear force is responsible for beta decay.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 4 A neutral kaon (K0) consists of a down quark and an anti-strange quark. Explain
why it is classified as a meson. [2 marks]
0 1 . 5 Compare the nuclear waste produced by fusion and fission.
[1 mark]
8
AQA Physics AL 2025 Predicted Question Paper
, 3
0 2 . 1 The work function of a metal is 2.3 eV. Ultraviolet light of wavelength 280 nm is
incident on the metal surface.
[2 marks]
Determine whether photoelectrons are emitted from the metal surface, and
calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons.
0 2 . 2 The de Broglie wavelength of an electron in a particle accelerator is m. Calculate its
momentum.
[2 marks]
0 2 . 3 Explain why electrons exhibit wave-like properties in certain conditions.
[1 mark]
AQA Physics AL 2025 Predicted Question Paper
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
PHYSICS 2025 PREDICTED PAPER
Paper 1
Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a pencil and a ruler Question Mark
• a scientific calculator 1
• a Data and Formulae Booklet 2
• a protractor.
3
Instructions 4
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 5
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
6
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 7
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 8–32
• 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). TOTAL
• 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.
SOLE Property of Tyrion's AQA AL Physics Predicted Question Paper
, 2
Section A
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 . 1 State the quark composition of a neutron and a proton.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 2 A meson is made up of a charm quark and an anti-strange quark. Identify this
meson and determine whether it is a baryon or a hadron.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 3 Explain how the weak nuclear force is responsible for beta decay.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 4 A neutral kaon (K0) consists of a down quark and an anti-strange quark. Explain
why it is classified as a meson. [2 marks]
0 1 . 5 Compare the nuclear waste produced by fusion and fission.
[1 mark]
8
AQA Physics AL 2025 Predicted Question Paper
, 3
0 2 . 1 The work function of a metal is 2.3 eV. Ultraviolet light of wavelength 280 nm is
incident on the metal surface.
[2 marks]
Determine whether photoelectrons are emitted from the metal surface, and
calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photoelectrons.
0 2 . 2 The de Broglie wavelength of an electron in a particle accelerator is m. Calculate its
momentum.
[2 marks]
0 2 . 3 Explain why electrons exhibit wave-like properties in certain conditions.
[1 mark]
AQA Physics AL 2025 Predicted Question Paper
