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A Level/Physics/Paper 42 · Feb/Mar 2021

Physics — Paper 42

Feb/Mar 2021 · 9702

Medium

A Threshold

57.0%

57 / 100 marks

Hardness

63/100

50 = a typical sitting of this paper

An A needed 57.0% of the marks, 2.3 points below the 59.3% average for this exact paper across 27 sittings. Score 63/100.

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A Threshold History — Paper 42

The dashed line is this paper’s average A threshold. Sittings well below it are the hard ones — how this is scored.

Paper Details

Subject
Physics
Code
9702
Component
42
Session
Feb/Mar 2021
Total marks
100

How to use

  1. Attempt the paper under timed conditions
  2. Mark your answers with the mark scheme
  3. Compare your score to the A threshold above