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● Questions in this paper may draw on any of the topics in this specification.
● The paper will include synoptic questions that may draw on two or more different topics.
● The paper will include questions that assess conceptual and theoretical understanding of experimental methods (indirect practical skills) that will draw on students’ experiences of the core practicals.
CORE PRACTICAL 1: Determine the acceleration of a freely-falling object
CORE PRACTICAL 2: Determine the electrical resistivity of a material
CORE PRACTICAL 3: Determine the e.m.f. and internal resistance of an electrical cell
CORE PRACTICAL 4: Use a falling-ball method to determine the viscosity of a liquid
CORE PRACTICAL 5: Determine the Young modulus of a material
CORE PRACTICAL 12: Calibrate a thermistor in a potential divider circuit as a thermostat
CORE PRACTICAL 13: Determine the specific latent heat of a phase change
CORE PRACTICAL 15: Investigate the absorption of gamma radiation by lead
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