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Every Edexcel GCSE Physics exam question on Gas pressure and volume (specification points 14.16–14.20), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 33 questions on Gas pressure and volume, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(b)(i) (2 marks): Show that the total volume, V2 , of oxygen that can be released to the patient is about 100 litres at this pressure. Use the equation P V O V 1 1 2 P 2 (2)
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(b)(ii) (1 mark): The oxygen from the cylinder flows to the patient at 6 litres / minute. Calculate the time taken for the 100 litres of oxygen to be used up at this rate. (1) ti
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(b)(iii) (1 mark): A patient requires oxygen for a longer period of time. Suggest what could be done to supply oxygen over this longer period of time. (1)
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(c) (6 marks): Figure 16 shows a cylinder containing some gas. A piston prevents the gas escaping. In Figure 16x a small weight pushes down and the volume and pressure of the
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(a)(i) (1 mark): One point has not been plotted on the graph in Figure 17. The values for this point are shaded in the results table in Figure 16. Plot the missing point on the
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(a)(ii) (1 mark): Draw a smooth curve through the points on the graph in Figure 17. (1)
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(a)(iii) (1 mark): Use the graph in Figure 17 to estimate the volume at a pressure of 120 kPa. (1) volume = cm3
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(b)(ii) (2 marks): Figure 19a shows a container of gas. The gas has a pressure of P1 and volume V1. Figure 19b shows the same container after the gas has been compressed. The pres
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(c) (6 marks): Some gas is trapped in a container similar to the container in Figure 19a. The gas is compressed at a constant temperature. Explain, in terms of gas particles,
- June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c)(i) (1 mark): Which row of the table is correct as one bubble rises? (1) the air pressure the volume of in the bubble the bubble A decreases decreases B decreases increases C
- June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c)(iii) (2 marks): The diver measures air pressure in atmospheres. A bubble has an initial volume, V1, of 0.50 litres, at a pressure, P1, of 3.30 atmospheres. The bubble rises tow
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(a)(i) (1 mark): Draw an arrow on Figure 6 to show the direction of the force due to the helium gas, at the point labelled X. (1)
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the pressure P2 after the gas is compressed. (2) Use the equation × P V 1 1 P2 = V 2 pressure P2 = kPa
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c)(ii) (3 marks): A shop sells the container of helium gas shown in Figure 8. The container of helium gas can be used to fill party balloons. helium gas Figure 8 A filled party b
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(b)(i) (1 mark): Suggest what the student should add to the headings of the table in Figure 5. (1)
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(b)(ii) (2 marks): Use Figure 5 to estimate the volume of gas for a pressure reading of ‘170’. (2) volume of gas =
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(b)(iii) (2 marks): Suggest two ways the student could improve the investigation. (2) 1 2
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(b)(iv) (3 marks): Explain whether the values, in the column headed ‘p × V’ in Figure 5, fit the equation p1 × V1 = p2 × V2 (3)
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(a) (1 mark): Which of these shows the direction of the force, due to the gas, on the container at point X? (1) X X X X A B C D
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(b) (2 marks): The pressure of the gas in Figure 16 (P1) is 120 kPa. The volume of the gas in Figure 16 (V1) is 2500 cm3. The piston is pushed up slowly so that the temperatur
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q7(d) (6 marks): A container is sealed so that the mass of the gas inside cannot change. The volume of the gas is changed and the pressure is measured at different volumes. The
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(b) (3 marks): A balloon is filled with helium when it is on the ground. The balloon is released and it rises through the atmosphere. Explain what happens to the size of the b
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(c)(i) (1 mark): Identify the anomalous result plotted on Figure 7 by drawing a circle on Figure 7 around the anomalous point. (1)
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(c)(ii) (1 mark): Draw the curve of best fit on Figure 7. (1)
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(c)(iii) (2 marks): Describe how the graph in Figure 7 would change if the student repeated the experiment with the same mass of gas, at a higher constant temperature. (2)
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(d) (3 marks): Figure 8 shows a small container of carbon dioxide at high pressure. The pressure, P1 , in the container is 8.00 MPa. The volume, V1 , of the container is 14.5
- June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a) (1 mark): Figure 1 shows air inside a cylinder with a movable piston. air cylinder piston Figure 1 The piston is pulled a little way in the direction of the arrow, but st
- June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): The air inside the tube exerts an outward force on the wall of the tube. State the angle that this outward force makes with the wall of the tube. (1)
- June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(ii) (3 marks): It takes 4.8 litres of air from the atmosphere to inflate the empty tube to a pressure of 400 000 Pa. Atmospheric pressure is 100 000 Pa. Calculate the volume o
- June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b)(iii) (2 marks): When a bicycle pump is used to inflate the tube, the air in the bicycle pump gets warm. You should ignore any effects of friction in the pump. Explain why the a
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(a)(ii) (1 mark): Figure 2 shows the same gas squashed into a smaller volume. piston cylinder gas particle Figure 2 State what happens to the pressure the gas exerts on the cylin
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(a)(iii) (1 mark): State what happens to the gas particles when the volume of the gas is reduced, as in Figure 2. (1)
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(b) (2 marks): Figure 3 shows an oxygen cylinder. Figure 3 The volume of the gas in the cylinder is 2100 cm3. When the gas is released into the atmosphere the volume of the ga
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