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AQA AS PHYSICS 7407/1 Paper 1 Question Paper + Mark scheme [MERGED] June 2026
AQA
AS
PHYSICS
7407/1
Paper 1
Question Paper + Mark scheme [MERGED]
June 2026
*JUN227407101*
IB/M/Jun22/E8 7407/1
For Examiner’s Use
Question Mark
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Materials
For this paper you must have:
• a pencil and a ruler
• a scientific calculator
• a Data and Formulae Booklet
• a protractor.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
• Show all your working.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 70.
• You are expected to use a scientific calculator where appropriate.
• A Data and Formulae Booklet is provided as a loose insert.
Please write clearly in block capitals.
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AS
PHYSICS
Paper 1
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 A sigma-plus (Σ+
) particle and an unidentified particle Y are produced by the strong
interaction between a positive pion (Ï€+
) and a proton (p).
This interaction is represented by the equation:
 π+ + p → Σ+ + Y
0 1 . 1 Complete Table 1 to show the baryon number B, charge Q and strangeness S for the
particles in this interaction.
[2 marks]
Table 1
π+ p Σ+ Y
B 0
Q +1 +1 +1
S +1
0 1 . 2 Which particle in Table 1 has the quark structure uus?
Tick (ï) one box.
[1 mark]
Ï€+
p
Σ+
Y
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outside the
0 1 box . 3 Deduce which particle, π+ or Y, has the greater charge-to-mass ratio.
Justify your conclusion.
[3 marks]
Turn over for the next question
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