OCR B A-level Physics Paper 3 Advancing Physics (H557/03) - 17th Jun 2023 [Exam Chat]

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OCR B A-level Physics Paper 3 Practical skills in physics (H557/03) - 17th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 17th June, am
Length: 1hr 30mins

Resources
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/physics-b-advancing-physics-h157-h557-from-2015/
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/physics-b-advancing-physics-h157-h557-from-2015/assessment/
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/667307-data-booklet.pdf
https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/physics-revision/a-level-ocr-b/
https://www.alevelphysicsonline.com/ocr-spec-b

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Reply 1

Jdhehebe

Everyone ready for tomorrow???

Reply 2

Usha pendkar

Hopefully tomorrow paper should be easy

Reply 3

Usha pendkar

Any idea on what topics are very likely to come uptomorrow?

Reply 4

Tabasco_77

I'm so cooked **** that paper

Reply 5

Usha pendkar

How was the paper?

Reply 6

ceciliading

Original post by Usha pendkar

How was the paper?

Had no clue what to write for that last 6 marker 💀

Reply 7

zmohammed

Original post by Usha pendkar

How was the paper?

Mid but not the best.
Timing was an issue.
What did u get for the percentage uncertainty in gradient for temperature?

Reply 8

yuusin

Original post by Usha pendkar

How was the paper?

Absolutely beautiful other than that last 6 marker, absolutely ate my arse bare and all I could waffle about was trying to solve for some constant through the ratio of their values. Barely could think of a practical technique so max 1 mark on it 😭😭

Reply 9

yuusin

Original post by zmohammed

Mid but not the best.
Timing was an issue.
What did u get for the percentage uncertainty in gradient for temperature?

I got 13% and for the value of C was 16.9%, I didn’t know whether to leave it at 3sf so just took the risk, they’re normally not strict on uncertainty sf

Reply 10

zmohammed

Original post by yuusin

I got 13% and for the value of C was 16.9%, I didn’t know whether to leave it at 3sf so just took the risk, they’re normally not strict on uncertainty sf

i got 7.9% I just did gradient of best fit and worst fit.

Reply 11

yuusin

Original post by zmohammed

i got 7.9% I just did gradient of best fit and worst fit.

Oh same, did I mess up im scared now 😭

Reply 12

zmohammed

Original post by yuusin

Oh same, did I mess up im scared now 😭

Not a clue man also the question on Electricity did you talk about using a switch and a variable resistor.

Reply 13

yuusin

Original post by zmohammed

Not a clue man also the question on Electricity did you talk about using a switch and a variable resistor.

I spoke about adding another voltmeter in parallel to the power supply to measure internal resistance as it could lead to a systematic error (I was waffling out my arse)

Reply 14

zmohammed

Original post by zmohammed

Not a clue man also the question on Electricity did you talk about using a switch and a variable resistor.

Also if u don’t convert g into kg do you lose all marks. Or do u still get some working out marks

Reply 15

yuusin

Original post by zmohammed

Not a clue man also the question on Electricity did you talk about using a switch and a variable resistor.

I thought about the variable resistor but I said it was used as a control variable to take a fixed share of the p.d through the experiment so didn’t talk ab it