Leaving Cert Physics 2017

The 2017 Leaving Cert Physics exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 simple pendulum, acceleration due to gravity, graphical analysis · 40 marks
  • Q2 stretched string, fundamental frequency, resonance, graphical analysis · 40 marks
  • Q3 specific latent heat, calorimetry, fusion of ice · 40 marks
  • Q4 filament bulb, resistance, ohm's law, graphical analysis · 40 marks
  • Q5 gas laws, momentum, thermometry, electric field · 56 marks
  • Q6 conservation of energy, equations of motion, hooke's law, simple harmonic motion · 56 marks
  • Q7 reflection, colour, polarisation, doppler effect · 56 marks
  • Q8 resistance, resistivity, rms voltage, alternating current · 56 marks
  • Q9 rutherford experiment, atomic structure, emission spectra, diffraction grating · 56 marks
  • Q10 x-rays, thermionic emission, photocell, photoelectric effect · 56 marks
  • Q11 magnetic force on a conductor, the ampere, satellites, total internal reflection · 56 marks
  • Q12 equilibrium, moments, radioactivity, concave mirror · 56 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 mechanics, acceleration due to gravity, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q2 heat, specific heat capacity, calorimetry, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q3 light, concave mirror, focal length, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q4 electricity, resistance, temperature, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q5 short questions, mechanics, waves, electricity · 56 marks
  • Q6 mechanics, energy, momentum, weightlessness · 56 marks
  • Q7 light, reflection, total internal reflection, optical fibres · 56 marks
  • Q8 waves, frequency, doppler effect, sound · 56 marks
  • Q9 magnetism, electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction · 56 marks
  • Q10 nuclear physics, radioactivity, nuclear fission · 56 marks
  • Q11 passage question, electricity, domestic circuits, power · 56 marks
  • Q12 mechanics, heat, pressure, electrostatics · 56 marks

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