Leaving Cert Physics 2023

The 2023 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 2023 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 mechanics, acceleration due to gravity, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q2 light, concave mirror, focal length, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q3 waves, diffraction, wavelength, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q4 heat, latent heat, calorimetry, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q5 electricity, semiconductor diode, experiment · 40 marks
  • Q6 mechanics, optics, electricity, nuclear physics · 56 marks
  • Q7 mechanics, newton's laws, projectile motion · 56 marks
  • Q8 waves, resonance, harmonics, vibrating strings · 56 marks
  • Q9 nuclear physics, radioactive decay, thermocouple · 56 marks
  • Q10 electricity, electric fields, x-rays · 56 marks
  • Q11 electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction, faraday's law · 56 marks
  • Q12 particle physics, semiconductors, electronics · 56 marks
  • Q13 energy, circular motion, electromagnetism · 56 marks
  • Q14 mechanics, waves, electricity, modern physics · 56 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2023 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 newton's second law, acceleration, force · 40 marks
  • Q2 concave mirror, focal length, optics · 40 marks
  • Q3 latent heat, calorimetry, heat transfer · 40 marks
  • Q4 speed of sound, resonance, standing waves · 40 marks
  • Q5 resistivity, resistance, electrical measurement · 40 marks
  • Q6 definitions, calculations, general physics · 56 marks
  • Q7 potential energy, kinetic energy, free fall · 56 marks
  • Q8 refraction, converging lens, snell's law · 56 marks
  • Q9 heat transfer, u-value, density · 56 marks
  • Q10 waves, sound, standing waves · 56 marks
  • Q11 electric circuits, resistance, ohm's law · 56 marks
  • Q12 atomic structure, cathode rays, x-rays · 56 marks
  • Q13 nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, radioactivity · 56 marks
  • Q14 momentum, electrostatics, magnetism · 56 marks

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