AQA As Physics Paper 2 2025 Question Paper

Download the official AQA AS Physics Paper 2 question paper from the May 2025 examination series (7407/2). This examiner-authentic PDF contains the complete Paper 2 assessment covering required practical investigations, mechanics, waves, electricity, materials, particle physics, and multiple-choice Physics questions from the AQA AS Physics specification. The paper includes structured calculations, graph interpretation, practical-method analysis, extended written explanations, and Section C multiple-choice questions designed to test conceptual understanding and mathematical reasoning under real AQA exam conditions.

Section A focuses on required practical activities involving diffraction gratings and centre-of-mass investigations. Students analyse interference patterns, percentage uncertainties, diffraction-grating wavelength calculations, and experimental methods involving balances, metre rulers, set squares, and tapered metal beams. The paper also includes graphical analysis of balance readings, centre-of-mass determination, and evaluation of procedural errors in practical Physics investigations.

Section B contains longer-answer mechanics and electricity questions involving car headlamps with internal resistance, conservation of energy in electrical circuits, basketball projectile motion, air resistance effects on acceleration, and power dissipation. Section C includes a broad range of multiple-choice questions covering harmonics, de Broglie wavelength, bridge circuits, stationary waves, particle interactions, wave speed, photoelectric effect, radio-wave polarisation, resistivity uncertainties, Young modulus, moments, terminal velocity, and nuclear physics calculations.

This 70-mark assessment is ideal for timed practice, mock examinations, classroom assessments, and advanced AS Physics revision before the 2026 examination series. Pair this paper with the matching AQA 7407/2 mark scheme and worked solutions on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard revision and accurate self-assessment using authentic AQA standards.

This document is designed for AS Physics students studying the AQA 7407 specification, especially Year 12 students preparing for the 2026 examination series who want authentic practice using official AQA exam materials. It is particularly valuable for students aiming for high grades who need experience with practical-method questions, uncertainty analysis, graph interpretation, mechanics calculations, electricity problems, and multiple-choice Physics reasoning under timed conditions.

The paper is also highly useful for Physics teachers, tutors, sixth-form colleges, revision centres, home-schooled learners, and retake candidates who require official AQA exam-standard resources for mock examinations, classroom assessments, topic tests, homework tasks, and structured revision programmes. It helps learners strengthen scientific reasoning, mathematical fluency, practical-investigation understanding, and exam technique before the 2026 AS Physics examinations.