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7 past-paper questions on Gravitational potential

9702/41 · May/June 20253 marks
Mars is a planet that may be considered to be an isolated uniform sphere of radius 3.4 × 106 m. A satellite of mass 122kg is in…
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9702/41 · May/June 20242 marks
Explain why the gravitational potential at X is negative.
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9702/41 · May/June 20242 marks
State an expression, in terms of Φ, for the gravitational potential at Y due to the planet.
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9702/41 · May/June 20242 marks
Define gravitational potential at a point.
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9702/41 · May/June 20252 marks
Define gravitational potential at a point.
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9702/41 · May/June 20252 marks
Calculate the gravitational potential ø at the surface of Mars. Give a unit with your answer.
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9702/42 · October/November 20242 marks
(ii) determine the gravitational potential energy Ep of the probe.
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This answer reaches the right coordinates and still drops a mark — the conclusion is stated, but never justified. Examiners pay for the reasoning, not the answer.

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M1dy/dx = 3x^2 - 12x + 9M1 earned
M1(x - 1) $(x - 3) = 0$ M1 earned
A1 $x = 1$ or $x = 3$ A1 earned
B1(1, 5) is a maximum and (3, 1) is a minimumB1 not earned

B1 — withheld
You stated the nature of each point correctly, but stated it without justification. This mark needs the reasoning shown — either evaluate the second derivative (d²y/dx² = 6x − 12, giving −6 at $x = 1$ and +6 at $x = 3$ ) or show a sign change of dy/dx either side of each point. An unsupported assertion earns nothing here even when the conclusion is right.

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How many Gravitational potential questions are there for 9702?: This page collects 7 recent Cambridge Physics (9702) past-paper questions tagged to Gravitational potential. Each links straight to instant marking against the official 9702 scheme.
How are Gravitational potential answers marked?: Type or photograph your working and MarkScheme scores it against the real 9702 mark scheme for this topic — method, accuracy and any band descriptors — so you see exactly where the marks are.
Where can I learn Gravitational potential first?: Start with the free Physics lesson on Gravitational potential, then come back and drill past-paper questions under timed conditions.