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HSC PhysicsPractice Examination 7

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks100
Questions31
StructureSection A — 20 Q, 20 marks · Section B — 11 Q, 80 marks

This paper covers

  • Nature of Light (38/80 marks): photoelectric effect, special relativity, polarisation/diffraction, wave-particle duality, EMR models (Maxwell-Hertz-Planck-Einstein)
  • Advanced Mechanics (12 marks): projectile motion, banked circular motion
  • Electromagnetism (14 marks): force between parallel conductors, ideal transformers and transmission losses
  • From the Universe to the Atom (16 marks): Hubble's law and redshift, hydrogen spectra and the Rydberg/Bohr model
  • Skills coverage: formula-substitution-units calculations, graph/data interpretation (Q25 photoelectric), and an extended 9-mark assess (Q31)

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HSC Physics Practice Examination 7