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A-level
PHYSICS
Paper 2
Monday 1 June 2026 Morning 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.
• 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.
TOTAL
• 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).
• 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.
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, 2
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Section A box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 An inflatable canoe is inflated with air.
Figure 1 shows the variation of pressure with the volume of air in the canoe until it is
fully inflated to a pressure of 230 kPa.
Figure 1
The air in the canoe remains at a constant temperature of 21 °C.
0 1 . 1 Calculate, in mol, the amount of air in the canoe when it is fully inflated.
[3 marks]
amount of air = mol
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0 1 . 2 Estimate, using Figure 1, the work done to inflate the canoe fully to a pressure box
of 230 kPa.
[3 marks]
work done = J
0 1 . 3 The canoe is now to be used in water that is at a temperature of 10 °C.
The canoe should only be used when the air inside is at a pressure of 230 kPa.
A student suggests that some of the air must be removed from the fully inflated canoe
so that it can be used in water at this temperature.
State and explain, with reference to the kinetic theory model, whether the student
is correct.
[4 marks]
10
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0 2 A glass beaker contains liquid ethanol. The ethanol and the beaker are at a box
temperature of 18 °C.
A sphere of ice at a temperature of −16 °C is placed into the ethanol.
Determine whether the ice will melt completely.
Assume that there is no heat transfer to or from the surroundings and that the ethanol
remains a liquid.
diameter of ice sphere = 6.0 cm
density of ice = 917 kg m–3
specific heat capacity of ice = 2110 J kg–1 K–1
specific latent heat of fusion of water = 336 kJ kg–1
mass of ethanol = 0.284 kg
specific heat capacity of ethanol = 2460 J kg–1 K–1
mass of glass beaker = 0.200 kg
specific heat capacity of glass = 753 J kg–1 K–1
[5 marks]
5
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
PHYSICS
Paper 2
Monday 1 June 2026 Morning 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.
• 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.
TOTAL
• 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).
• 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.
*JUN267408201*
IB/M/Jun26/G4007/V12 7408/2
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 An inflatable canoe is inflated with air.
Figure 1 shows the variation of pressure with the volume of air in the canoe until it is
fully inflated to a pressure of 230 kPa.
Figure 1
The air in the canoe remains at a constant temperature of 21 °C.
0 1 . 1 Calculate, in mol, the amount of air in the canoe when it is fully inflated.
[3 marks]
amount of air = mol
*02*
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 2 Estimate, using Figure 1, the work done to inflate the canoe fully to a pressure box
of 230 kPa.
[3 marks]
work done = J
0 1 . 3 The canoe is now to be used in water that is at a temperature of 10 °C.
The canoe should only be used when the air inside is at a pressure of 230 kPa.
A student suggests that some of the air must be removed from the fully inflated canoe
so that it can be used in water at this temperature.
State and explain, with reference to the kinetic theory model, whether the student
is correct.
[4 marks]
10
Turn over ►
*03*
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, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 2 A glass beaker contains liquid ethanol. The ethanol and the beaker are at a box
temperature of 18 °C.
A sphere of ice at a temperature of −16 °C is placed into the ethanol.
Determine whether the ice will melt completely.
Assume that there is no heat transfer to or from the surroundings and that the ethanol
remains a liquid.
diameter of ice sphere = 6.0 cm
density of ice = 917 kg m–3
specific heat capacity of ice = 2110 J kg–1 K–1
specific latent heat of fusion of water = 336 kJ kg–1
mass of ethanol = 0.284 kg
specific heat capacity of ethanol = 2460 J kg–1 K–1
mass of glass beaker = 0.200 kg
specific heat capacity of glass = 753 J kg–1 K–1
[5 marks]
5
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