# Physics 9702 Paper 4 (A Level Structured) past papers

> Browse 75 CIE IAL Physics 9702 Paper 4 (A Level Structured) past papers with question counts, marks and difficulty measures, each linking into the Interactive Practice Hub.

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75 CIE IAL Physics 9702 Paper 4 (A Level Structured) papers from 2016 to 2026. Open any paper to see its question list, topics and marks, plus its five difficulty and complexity measures, then start it in the Interactive Practice Hub.

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## All 9702 P4 papers

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| [**May/June 2026** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2026-may-june-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d21ce83a-10e6-4bdf-a0d4-2e58f3af8049&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2026) |
| [**May/June 2026** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2026-may-june-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.31 Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a6b3f991-4e08-4777-b0c1-71ae2ebf6845&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2026) |
| [**May/June 2026** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2026-may-june-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=edd532bd-59ad-4999-a78f-544da637ca77&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2026) |
| [**May/June 2026** 9702/44](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2026-may-june-9702-44/) | 10 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=92110ebb-9742-4a78-840d-cc028724e060&source_detail=9702%2F44+May%2FJune+2026) |
| [**October/November 2025** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2025-october-november-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=22b36eba-f539-4430-a18e-5cc992ed7b60&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**October/November 2025** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2025-october-november-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=be8ce179-8cd6-48f3-9c64-978393c433d0&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**October/November 2025** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2025-october-november-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.38 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2c7a7b76-b76f-497c-b2e3-0d26c11cc373&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**October/November 2025** 9702/44](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2025-october-november-9702-44/) | 10 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=188bcbde-77c7-4443-9dec-bdf3fb0f0df1&source_detail=9702%2F44+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**May/June 2025** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2025-may-june-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9e2dee21-081d-42d0-8bb9-5baea4db8b62&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2025) |
| [**May/June 2025** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2025-may-june-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=befea6ad-6b61-4f2f-bc8d-ff860277e016&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2025) |
| [**May/June 2025** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2025-may-june-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9f1b5e88-c15d-4a93-b176-b396f91108d9&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2025) |
| [**May/June 2025** 9702/44](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2025-may-june-9702-44/) | 11 | 100 | 0.39 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=8f6a7f45-5017-416d-91d0-26c0ee52a71b&source_detail=9702%2F44+May%2FJune+2025) |
| [**October/November 2024** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2024-october-november-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=5db060fd-a0ca-4e4f-aa54-331273fc27a5&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2024) |
| [**October/November 2024** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2024-october-november-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=10fb0adf-800e-421d-8251-29227a73b8c7&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2024) |
| [**October/November 2024** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2024-october-november-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=e45f9d0b-90e3-4ff6-bc1f-2abf58585a8d&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2024) |
| [**May/June 2024** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2024-may-june-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.34 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2da97ce7-2328-4884-9e0b-e63dccbe1ca4&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2024) |
| [**May/June 2024** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2024-may-june-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.41 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d4400646-98cb-423d-bd22-677f8af73bf5&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2024) |
| [**May/June 2024** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2024-may-june-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.31 Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=f82a3cd1-2a3e-431e-9016-9f393b4264df&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2024) |
| [**March 2024** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2024-march-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.29 Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2be28dff-a36f-4580-ab50-5b3af07cfb2f&source_detail=9702%2F42+March+2024) |
| [**October/November 2023** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2023-october-november-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.42 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c19bfb7b-6c48-457c-8a84-1a889e366e72&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2023) |
| [**October/November 2023** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2023-october-november-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c4b510e2-3627-4cf2-863e-937145fa7fc7&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2023) |
| [**October/November 2023** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2023-october-november-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.32 Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=4891b2d4-721c-4719-90b2-9290f9e42441&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2023) |
| [**May/June 2023** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2023-may-june-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=8733e58f-9068-4ce5-b632-3f1e9ec5d9d0&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2023) |
| [**May/June 2023** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2023-may-june-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=510a8b35-370e-4e44-ac5e-7aadd4ab761d&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2023) |
| [**May/June 2023** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2023-may-june-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c63b45f7-83bb-4131-bf60-f6c075e46a35&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2023) |
| [**March 2023** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2023-march-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.38 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=5c146c27-1017-4dc7-aebb-6d15ec67d478&source_detail=9702%2F42+March+2023) |
| [**October/November 2022** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2022-october-november-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.34 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=4993d07e-4d98-4ec6-b7e0-dc8787e2c9fd&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2022) |
| [**October/November 2022** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2022-october-november-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=fe45a07a-ac11-425b-8b81-a8332b03af58&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2022) |
| [**October/November 2022** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2022-october-november-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.34 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=efde61d4-cf74-452d-8e0a-142410fae2cd&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2022) |
| [**May/June 2022** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2022-may-june-9702-41/) | 10 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=0fa328ba-7486-4bdf-a69d-78764a89fa04&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2022) |
| [**May/June 2022** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2022-may-june-9702-42/) | 10 | 100 | 0.38 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b7411830-d32b-47ac-93d4-5d1dd3f0a774&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2022) |
| [**May/June 2022** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2022-may-june-9702-43/) | 10 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a4a419cb-ce5f-4875-bf88-256b7ce6bad8&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2022) |
| [**March 2022** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2022-march-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=39180e88-181f-48f6-b0fc-67e7a0c26d16&source_detail=9702%2F42+March+2022) |
| [**October/November 2021** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2021-october-november-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=6d11d8d2-be72-4ec1-a685-5409aae8522c&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2021) |
| [**October/November 2021** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2021-october-november-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.34 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d9cd4c69-b0a6-4e99-9080-9e9fc0b2d26a&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2021) |
| [**October/November 2021** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2021-october-november-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.32 Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d15381c7-ed79-4359-b3bf-86bd7c6d32a5&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2021) |
| [**May/June 2021** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2021-may-june-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=58de62b1-5b65-4219-a0e3-9d823ea57d08&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2021) |
| [**May/June 2021** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2021-may-june-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=0673590f-5f96-48e4-84ff-04a5f6293a94&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2021) |
| [**May/June 2021** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2021-may-june-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b77b0850-6ad5-4234-b759-6b0209bbd439&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2021) |
| [**March 2021** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2021-march-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=8f8ee975-2382-4435-a2d0-c418bb46a785&source_detail=9702%2F42+March+2021) |
| [**October/November 2020** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2020-october-november-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=82910241-2679-414a-a29d-617d70cea55b&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2020) |
| [**October/November 2020** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2020-october-november-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=80f5f181-8683-4cf9-b26c-7e9c00f6aab8&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2020) |
| [**October/November 2020** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2020-october-november-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9fccc3fe-9ce8-45c1-9bcd-b1e1fe9ceeba&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2020) |
| [**May/June 2020** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2020-may-june-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=3b161779-10d1-46cc-8770-3fbe509355cc&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2020) |
| [**May/June 2020** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2020-may-june-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.39 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=21877241-1192-46ec-b369-d31f5f1e95c6&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2020) |
| [**May/June 2020** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2020-may-june-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=45c5641a-506d-4637-a48e-a6f97c0532e0&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2020) |
| [**March 2020** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2020-march-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9fa086c2-dadd-45f3-a1e1-08c8764c19af&source_detail=9702%2F42+March+2020) |
| [**October/November 2019** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2019-october-november-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=0f09f2dd-1346-4fee-8cb7-e88dd74860d8&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2019) |
| [**October/November 2019** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2019-october-november-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.34 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b3122400-2cd3-4ced-8ab1-d67cc4e54289&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2019) |
| [**October/November 2019** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2019-october-november-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=37cdd6a0-1e62-4bbf-bdf6-f7a3469da60c&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2019) |
| [**May/June 2019** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2019-may-june-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.34 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9dc2cfd1-bd8b-48f8-b0ac-108e73e6b6c1&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2019) |
| [**May/June 2019** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2019-may-june-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.38 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=55578544-7186-417c-b7b6-8a4a46319336&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2019) |
| [**May/June 2019** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2019-may-june-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a09fdfe5-8b03-40d6-aaa1-3648e348cb31&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2019) |
| [**March 2019** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2019-march-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=e80bf1ed-6386-4b1b-9434-7ee65ca27999&source_detail=9702%2F42+March+2019) |
| [**October/November 2018** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2018-october-november-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=aa94a4b0-1f70-425d-af1e-f3b5de09a4b7&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2018) |
| [**October/November 2018** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2018-october-november-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9e5124c0-56b5-4070-970d-25aa9583f14f&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2018) |
| [**October/November 2018** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2018-october-november-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=6dc78e2c-f866-4e41-a6a4-f4c27b09dc04&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2018) |
| [**May/June 2018** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2018-may-june-9702-41/) | 13 | 100 | 0.40 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=aa305b74-7e6d-4c50-b3c8-25dfe296d38a&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2018) |
| [**May/June 2018** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2018-may-june-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.32 Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=568cdc83-0e79-471e-8949-cc8075cfec51&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2018) |
| [**May/June 2018** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2018-may-june-9702-43/) | 13 | 100 | 0.40 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=dd989c97-e7f0-4d13-ae79-f5c5dc964bea&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2018) |
| [**March 2018** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2018-march-9702-42/) | 13 | 100 | 0.37 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=0c42a88f-7f97-4407-b5e7-db80212407fb&source_detail=9702%2F42+March+2018) |
| [**October/November 2017** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2017-october-november-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.39 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=6fafdd43-ab99-4bcd-b8a0-fb988751e620&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2017) |
| [**October/November 2017** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2017-october-november-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.38 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c81b8e0a-20d7-46fd-93c7-5f8dfca5de54&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2017) |
| [**October/November 2017** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2017-october-november-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.42 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=7b3581a6-c7ca-4b91-8ab5-dd4a18506250&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2017) |
| [**May/June 2017** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2017-may-june-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=62fb5c10-c920-4b4c-bdf1-5c540deab499&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2017) |
| [**May/June 2017** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2017-may-june-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.35 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=e2968bf2-e9a7-4e07-b8d9-0f9885a78209&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2017) |
| [**May/June 2017** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2017-may-june-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.41 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b5a7afc4-8785-42ee-bbc9-4f71a107fd26&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2017) |
| [**March 2017** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2017-march-9702-42/) | 12 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c552aed8-fada-4182-8cea-b9fa50096ba9&source_detail=9702%2F42+March+2017) |
| [**October/November 2016** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2016-october-november-9702-41/) | 12 | 100 | 0.42 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=4f8c085d-53c2-4373-be63-c8dd53ae5f6b&source_detail=9702%2F41+October%2FNovember+2016) |
| [**October/November 2016** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2016-october-november-9702-42/) | 14 | 100 | 0.33 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=641774dc-cdb5-47bb-9182-9c171a798744&source_detail=9702%2F42+October%2FNovember+2016) |
| [**October/November 2016** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2016-october-november-9702-43/) | 12 | 100 | 0.41 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=cd1d8d47-d7d3-4eab-ab0f-d458853e52bc&source_detail=9702%2F43+October%2FNovember+2016) |
| [**May/June 2016** 9702/41](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2016-may-june-9702-41/) | 13 | 100 | 0.40 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2efb367a-3d6e-41a6-b81d-bb744cc695ba&source_detail=9702%2F41+May%2FJune+2016) |
| [**May/June 2016** 9702/42](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2016-may-june-9702-42/) | 13 | 100 | 0.36 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=40f7ef39-2674-4e8d-b61c-8fbc3522b918&source_detail=9702%2F42+May%2FJune+2016) |
| [**May/June 2016** 9702/43](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/2016-may-june-9702-43/) | 13 | 100 | 0.43 Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=958aa037-7171-4739-b62c-ceb82768eb1f&source_detail=9702%2F43+May%2FJune+2016) |
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## Topics assessed in this unit

Topic pages collect matching questions across multiple papers.

- [Simple harmonic oscillations 38](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/simple-harmonic-oscillations/)
- [Kinetic theory of gases 32](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/kinetic-theory-of-gases/)
- [Rectification and smoothing 28](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/rectification-and-smoothing/)
- [Electric potential 26](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/electric-potential/)
- [Centripetal acceleration 25](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/centripetal-acceleration/)
- [The first law of thermodynamics 23](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/the-first-law-of-thermodynamics/)
- [Force on a moving charge 22](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/force-on-a-moving-charge/)
- [Characteristics of alternating currents 21](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/characteristics-of-alternating-currents/)
- [Internal energy 21](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/internal-energy/)
- [Equation of state 20](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/equation-of-state/)
- [Mass defect and nuclear binding energy 20](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/mass-defect-and-nuclear-binding-energy/)
- [Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat 20](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/specific-heat-capacity-and-specific-latent-heat/)
- [Kinematics of uniform circular motion 19](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/kinematics-of-uniform-circular-motion/)
- [Radioactive decay 19](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/radioactive-decay/)
- [Electromagnetic induction 18](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/electromagnetic-induction/)
- [Gravitational potential 18](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-4/gravitational-potential/)

## Related units

- [Physics 9702 Paper 3 (AS Practical)](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-3/) — 9702 P3 — 120 papers
- [Physics 9702 Paper 1 (Multiple Choice)](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-1/) — 9702 P1 — 75 papers
- [Physics 9702 Paper 5 (Planning & Analysis)](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-5/) — 9702 P5 — 74 papers
- [Physics 9702 Paper 2 (AS Structured)](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/) — 9702 P2 — 74 papers

## 9702 P4 past paper FAQ

**How many Physics 9702 Paper 4 (A Level Structured) papers are available?**

There are 75 CIE IAL Physics 9702 Paper 4 (A Level Structured) papers, covering 2016–2026. The newest paper is Jun 2026.

**Are 9702 P4 papers free?**

Papers from 2020 and earlier are free to read and practise in the Interactive Practice Hub. Papers from 2021 onwards are Pro papers; their metadata is still public.

**What is the difference between 9702 P4 papers?**

Each paper is a separate exam sitting with its own question mix. Use the question counts, marks and difficulty measures to choose a paper that matches the topics you are revising.

**Where can I find the 9702 P4 mark scheme?**

The mark scheme is used for AI marking inside the Interactive Practice Hub. Public paper pages list the questions, topics and marks so you can plan before you start.

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