AQA_2024: AS Physics - Paper 1
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Surname
Forename(s)
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I declare this is my own work.
AS
PHYSICS
Paper 1
Wednesday 15 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
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
a protractor. 2
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 TOTAL
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
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 70.
You are expected to use a scientific calculator where appropriate.
A Data and Formulae Booklet is provided as a loose insert.
,For AS Physics Paper 1, focus on the following key areas:
1. Measurement and Errors:
Units and Conversions: Know standard units (SI units) and how to convert between them.
Significant Figures: Understand how to use significant figures for precision in measurements.
Error Analysis: Study types of errors (systematic, random) and how to minimize them. Learn about
percentage uncertainty and absolute uncertainty.
Graphical Analysis: Understand how to plot graphs, interpret gradients, and determine uncertainties
from graphs.
2. Forces and Motion:
Kinematics: Study motion equations for velocity, acceleration, displacement, and time (suvat
equations). Understand graphical analysis of motion (velocity-time, displacement-time).
Newton's Laws: Review the three laws of motion and their applications in solving problems involving
forces.
Projectile Motion: Understand the principles of projectile motion (horizontal and vertical components).
Work, Energy, and Power: Study the work-energy principle, calculate kinetic and potential energy, and
understand power as rate of energy transfer.
3. Waves:
Properties of Waves: Understand wave features like amplitude, wavelength, frequency, speed, and
period.
Wave Behaviour: Learn about reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference.
Sound Waves: Study characteristics of sound, the Doppler effect, and its application.
Electromagnetic Waves: Understand the electromagnetic spectrum, properties, and uses of different
EM waves.
4. Electricity:
Current, Voltage, Resistance: Understand Ohm’s Law (V = IR), and the relationship between current,
voltage, and resistance.
Circuits: Study series and parallel circuits, calculate total resistance, current, and voltage in these
circuits.
Power in Circuits: Understand the formulae for electrical power (P = IV, P = I²R).
5. Materials:
Stress and Strain: Understand the concepts of stress, strain, Young's modulus, and how materials
behave under forces.
Hooke’s Law: Study the relationship between force and extension in elastic materials.
6. Modern Physics:
Atomic Structure: Understand the structure of an atom, Rutherford’s model, and electron energy levels.
Radioactivity: Study the types of radiation (alpha, beta, gamma), their properties, and nuclear decay
processes.
Focusing on these areas will prepare you for AS Physics Paper 1, ensuring you're ready for questions on
fundamental concepts and practical problem-solving.
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 An electron neutrino interacts with a chlorine-37 nucleus to produce an argon-37
nucleus and an electron.
The interaction is represented by the equation:
37 37
v Cl Ar e
e
17 18
0 1
. 1 Explain, with reference to appropriate conservation laws, why the electron is emitted
in this interaction.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 2 Calculate the specific charge of the argon-37 nucleus.
[2 marks]
specific charge = C kg−1
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outside the
0 1 . 3 In a different interaction, the argon-37 nucleus interacts with an electron. box
Figure 1 represents the interaction of a quark in a baryon of the nucleus.
Figure 1
Deduce the exchange particle and the effect on the baryon.
Give one reason to support each answer.
[4 marks]
exchange particle
reason
effect on baryon
reason
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(Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme)
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signat ure
I declare this is my own work.
AS
PHYSICS
Paper 1
Wednesday 15 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
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
a protractor. 2
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 TOTAL
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
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 70.
You are expected to use a scientific calculator where appropriate.
A Data and Formulae Booklet is provided as a loose insert.
,For AS Physics Paper 1, focus on the following key areas:
1. Measurement and Errors:
Units and Conversions: Know standard units (SI units) and how to convert between them.
Significant Figures: Understand how to use significant figures for precision in measurements.
Error Analysis: Study types of errors (systematic, random) and how to minimize them. Learn about
percentage uncertainty and absolute uncertainty.
Graphical Analysis: Understand how to plot graphs, interpret gradients, and determine uncertainties
from graphs.
2. Forces and Motion:
Kinematics: Study motion equations for velocity, acceleration, displacement, and time (suvat
equations). Understand graphical analysis of motion (velocity-time, displacement-time).
Newton's Laws: Review the three laws of motion and their applications in solving problems involving
forces.
Projectile Motion: Understand the principles of projectile motion (horizontal and vertical components).
Work, Energy, and Power: Study the work-energy principle, calculate kinetic and potential energy, and
understand power as rate of energy transfer.
3. Waves:
Properties of Waves: Understand wave features like amplitude, wavelength, frequency, speed, and
period.
Wave Behaviour: Learn about reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference.
Sound Waves: Study characteristics of sound, the Doppler effect, and its application.
Electromagnetic Waves: Understand the electromagnetic spectrum, properties, and uses of different
EM waves.
4. Electricity:
Current, Voltage, Resistance: Understand Ohm’s Law (V = IR), and the relationship between current,
voltage, and resistance.
Circuits: Study series and parallel circuits, calculate total resistance, current, and voltage in these
circuits.
Power in Circuits: Understand the formulae for electrical power (P = IV, P = I²R).
5. Materials:
Stress and Strain: Understand the concepts of stress, strain, Young's modulus, and how materials
behave under forces.
Hooke’s Law: Study the relationship between force and extension in elastic materials.
6. Modern Physics:
Atomic Structure: Understand the structure of an atom, Rutherford’s model, and electron energy levels.
Radioactivity: Study the types of radiation (alpha, beta, gamma), their properties, and nuclear decay
processes.
Focusing on these areas will prepare you for AS Physics Paper 1, ensuring you're ready for questions on
fundamental concepts and practical problem-solving.
IB/M/Jun24/G4001/E6 7407/1
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 An electron neutrino interacts with a chlorine-37 nucleus to produce an argon-37
nucleus and an electron.
The interaction is represented by the equation:
37 37
v Cl Ar e
e
17 18
0 1
. 1 Explain, with reference to appropriate conservation laws, why the electron is emitted
in this interaction.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 2 Calculate the specific charge of the argon-37 nucleus.
[2 marks]
specific charge = C kg−1
IB/M/Jun24/7407/1
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 In a different interaction, the argon-37 nucleus interacts with an electron. box
Figure 1 represents the interaction of a quark in a baryon of the nucleus.
Figure 1
Deduce the exchange particle and the effect on the baryon.
Give one reason to support each answer.
[4 marks]
exchange particle
reason
effect on baryon
reason
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