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OCR H556 Paper 2: Exploring physics
Content from teaching modules 1, 2, 4 and 6.
H556/02 · 2 hours 15 minutes · 100 marks · 37.0% of the A-level. Cambridge OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in Physics A, H556, Specification, Version 3.0, March 2026, printed page 5, retrieved 21 August 2026 (https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/171726-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-physics-a-h556.pdf)
How the marks are split
- Section A: multiple choice15 marks
- Section B: short answer and extended response85 marks
What is on it
Modules 1, 2, 4 and 6: development of practical skills, foundations of physics, electrons, waves and photons, and particles and medical physics.
Where the library covers it
- Measurementsall 4 topics
- Waves9 of 11 topicspartial
- Quantum phenomena4 of 5 topicspartial
- Particles8 of 9 topicspartial
- Electricityall 10 topics
- Electric fieldsall 3 topics
- Capacitanceall 4 topics
- Magnetic fields6 of 7 topicspartial
- Nuclear physicsall 8 topics
- Medical physics5 of 11 topicspartial
The other papers
- Paper 1: Modelling physicsH556/01 · 2 hours 15 minutes · 100 marks · 37.0% of the A-level
- Paper 3: Unified physicsH556/03 · 1 hour 30 minutes · 70 marks · 26.0% of the A-level
Past papers for this component
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June 20254 files
Everything OCR published for June 2025.
- Question paper - Exploring physics (H556/02) (listed under June 2025)Question paper
- Question paper - Exploring physics erratum (H556/02) (listed under June 2025)Question paper
- Mark scheme - Exploring physics (H556/02) (listed under June 2025)Mark scheme
- Examiners' report - Exploring physics (H556/02) (listed under June 2025)Examiner report
June 20243 files
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June 20223 files
November 20213 files
November 20203 files
June 20193 files
June 20184 files
Everything OCR published for June 2018.
- Question paper - Exploring physics (H556/02) (listed under June 2018)Question paper
- Question paper - Exploring physics erratum (H556/02) (listed under June 2018)Question paper
- Mark scheme - Exploring physics (H556/02) (listed under June 2018)Mark scheme
- Examiners' report - Exploring physics (H556/02) (listed under June 2018)Examiner report
June 20172 files
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