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Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics (9702)

1. Physical quantities and units

4. Forces, density and pressure

5. Work, energy and power

6. Deformation of solids

8. Superposition

10. D.C. circuits

11. Particle physics

11.1 Atoms, nuclei and radiation

11.2 Fundamental particles

11.2.1—A quark is a fundamental particle and that there are six flavours (types) of

11.2.2—The charge of each flavour of quark and understand that its respective

11.2.3—That protons and neutrons are not fundamental particles and describe protons

11.2.4—A hadron may be either a baryon (consisting of three quarks) or a meson

11.2.5—The changes to quark composition that take place during β– and β+ decay

11.2.6—That electrons and neutrinos are fundamental particles called leptons

Practical assessment skills

Mathematical, data, formula and circuit-symbol skills

A-Level/CAIE/Physics//AS/Concept/11. Particle physics/11.2 Fundamental particles/11.2.2—The charge of each flavour of quark and understand that its respective

11. Particle physics AS

Syllabus: 9702–2028–2029
Section: 11
Level: AS

Exam analysis

Most tested topics

Atoms, nuclei and radiation
Fundamental particles