Physics 9702 · 12 Motion in a circle
12.2 Centripetal acceleration
Understand centripetal acceleration and force, and apply their formulas to circular motion.
- Questions
- 28
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 0
- Written answer
- 28
- Average marks
- 9.7
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| 2022 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
