Leaving Cert Physics 2019

The 2019 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 2019 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 acceleration due to gravity, free fall, graphical analysis · 40 marks
  • Q2 concave mirror, focal length, mirror formula · 40 marks
  • Q3 specific latent heat, calorimetry, fusion of ice · 40 marks
  • Q4 semiconductor diode, ohm's law, junction voltage · 40 marks
  • Q5 density, thermometry, radioactivity, particle physics · 56 marks
  • Q6 gravitation, satellites, circular motion · 56 marks
  • Q7 electric field, potential difference, charging by induction, point discharge · 56 marks
  • Q8 photoelectric effect, emission spectra, x-rays, thermionic emission · 56 marks
  • Q9 magnetic field, force on a current, magnetic flux density · 56 marks
  • Q10 diffraction, interference, stationary waves, young's slits · 56 marks
  • Q11 electricity transmission, newton's laws, nuclear fission, hooke's law · 56 marks
  • Q12 circular motion, semiconductors, total internal reflection, particle physics · 56 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2019 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 mechanics, equilibrium, moments, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q2 heat, latent heat, calorimetry, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q3 light, refraction, refractive index, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q4 electricity, resistivity, measurement, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q5 short questions, mechanics, electricity, waves · 56 marks
  • Q6 mechanics, vectors, weight, pressure · 56 marks
  • Q7 sound, waves, doppler effect, wave phenomena · 56 marks
  • Q8 heat, specific heat capacity, thermometers, latent heat · 56 marks
  • Q9 electricity, ohm's law, resistance, domestic circuits · 56 marks
  • Q10 electron, cathode ray tube, x-rays, electromagnetic radiation · 56 marks
  • Q11 passage question, light, lenses, eye · 56 marks
  • Q12 energy, capacitance, magnetism, nuclear physics · 56 marks

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