Physics 9702 · 7 Waves
7.5 Polarisation
Understand polarisation of transverse waves and apply Malus's law to calculate wave intensity.
- Questions
- 21
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 16
- Written answer
- 5
- Average marks
- 3.1
Where this subtopic appears
- Paper 1variants 11, 12, 13, 1416
- Paper 2variants 21, 225
Questions by year
| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| 2024 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
