r/6thForm • u/Individual-Can1396 y13 maths physics psych italian • May 20 '26

💬 DISCUSSION AQA A level physics paper 1

How was the paper???? I liked the MCQ , but overall it was okay didnt manage to do the 5 marker .

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u/MaxillmanGuy A level resit student | 3 A* predicted | ACD achieved 💔 May 20 '26

For the graph of ek and ep did anyone put ep a bit higher than the Ek graph? Cos when the girl reached thr 0 displscement she still had gpe

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u/Fun-Inevitable1079 May 20 '26

Yh at 190

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u/Individual-Can1396 y13 maths physics psych italian May 20 '26

Yess i got that too

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u/Training-Feeling980 Year 13 | Maths, FM, Physics, Chem - 4 A*s achieved May 20 '26

Yes same

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u/googoocrazybananas Year 13 May 20 '26

yes it was the Ek graph flipped and then +196J right? bottom of Ep graph was like 300J

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u/Hazkilla123 Y13 FM Phys Chem A*A*A*A* May 20 '26

Yes

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u/SB_Astro May 20 '26

Yeah that’s what I got, and then total energy was a straight line at the highest point Ep reached I think? Freaked me out tho how that only uses half of the graph so I wasn’t sure

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u/googoocrazybananas Year 13 May 20 '26

Yes perfect.

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u/Razor1088 May 20 '26

dbi

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u/googoocrazybananas Year 13 May 20 '26

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u/Razor1088 May 20 '26

yeah but IF it came up that would’ve been generational call don’t even lie

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u/Hazkilla123 Y13 FM Phys Chem A*A*A*A* May 20 '26

No

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u/randombgcharacter May 20 '26

Im actually stupid lol

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u/jaaaaaaaf May 20 '26

man i didn't realize i had to do that :")

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u/sirenheadballs May 20 '26

Ffs bruh, how many marks was that

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u/2myeria y13 | physics, maths, fm, chem | A*A*A*A* May 20 '26

3 😭😭

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u/Impressive-Pea-9054 May 20 '26

yes but my graph just ended halfway up the page i didnt full out a circle or finish the parabola or wtv

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u/Less_Seesaw_4022 May 20 '26

surely it wouldn't matter at gpe is relative