OCR A A-level Physics Exploring Physics (H556/02) - 6th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

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OCR A A-level Physics Exploring Physics (H556/02) - 6th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 6th June, am
Length: 2hr 15mins

Resources
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/physics-a-h156-h556-from-2015/
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/physics-a-h156-h556-from-2015/assessment/
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/363796-units-h156-and-h556-data-formulae-and-relationships-booklet.pdf
https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/physics-revision/a-level-ocr-a/
A-level Physics Study Group 2023-2024

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Reply 1

jamescort

Anyone got any plans to tackle this paper? Not sure if the questions will be much better for this paper, and I think a lot of people agree this is the hardest of the three.

Reply 2

rtp00

Original post by jamescort

Anyone got any plans to tackle this paper? Not sure if the questions will be much better for this paper, and I think a lot of people agree this is the hardest of the three.

id say this is the easiest of the three. Although there is a lot more content, usually the questions on the paper are much more simpler and are easy to undersdtand unlike paper 1

Reply 3

chris.a5

I’m praying we’ll get a good paper after that paper yesterday, I just need a B 🙏

Reply 4

Kausar Khan

any predictions?
do you guys think it will be harder than paper 1

Reply 5

jamescort

Original post by Kausar Khan

any predictions?
do you guys think it will be harder than paper 1

Don’t think it’ll be as hard but I don’t think it’ll be easy either. Possibly an advantage and disadvantage question of one of the scans over the over or something. Sounds like something they’d do.

Reply 6

rtp00

Original post by Kausar Khan

any predictions?
do you guys think it will be harder than paper 1

i think there will be a lot of magnetism as last year there wasnt any

Reply 7

KJ_05

Original post by rtp00

i think there will be a lot of magnetism as last year there wasnt any

Id rather sit paper 1 again than do electromagnetism questions

Reply 8

Oli.bx

Does anyone know if there is a set definition for resistivity?

Reply 9

yuthjr

Original post by Oli.bx

Does anyone know if there is a set definition for resistivity?

From the OCR textbook glossary
Resistivity: a property of a material, measured in Ωm, defined as the product of the resistance of a component made of the material and its cross-sectional area divided by its length

Reply 10

wob26

Original post by KJ_05

Id rather sit paper 1 again than do electromagnetism questions

true dat haha

Reply 11

yuthjr

how is everyone revising for paper 2 after sitting paper 1 3 days ago

Reply 12

wob26

Original post by yuthjr

how is everyone revising for paper 2 after sitting paper 1 3 days ago

i’m doing all the past papers and pmt questions for topics i get wrong in these tests

Reply 13

Oli.bx

Original post by yuthjr

Lifesaver, thank you!

Reply 14

Oli.bx

Original post by yuthjr

how is everyone revising for paper 2 after sitting paper 1 3 days ago

Going back through past papers and using physics and maths tutor’s notes on each topic to check I have all the relevant knowledge. As rtp00 said, there’s not been much magnetism in previous years so perhaps make that a priority if it is a weak point?

Reply 15

yuthjr

so everyones predicting magnetism will be a huge topic this year?

Reply 16

Oli.bx

Original post by yuthjr

so everyones predicting magnetism will be a huge topic this year?

I’d say so. My assumption is that they’re running out of content hence the large amount of medical last year and if they follow that trend it should be magnetism this year.

Reply 17

crazyhuman007

Original post by yuthjr

so everyones predicting magnetism will be a huge topic this year?

yeh, im thinking the same, obviously that doesn't mean focus solely on magnetism tho, wondering if paper 2 is gonna be like paper 1 in the sense that it only really focused on 2 topics, astrophysics and gravitational fields💀

Reply 18

username5656696

so... what else hasn't been asked or has mostly been seen in multiple choice?

Reply 19

Oli.bx

Original post by Ed828882

so... what else hasn't been asked or has mostly been seen in multiple choice?

Capacitors are probably going to come up in some regard but it wouldn't surprise me if that was as a difficult paper 3 question. I'd still prepare for them as well though.

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