A Level Physics Tips from the Exam Board @zhelyo_physics

Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

I recommend that all students use the examiner reports for revision and exam technique for A Level Physics.

Here are some tips from OCR A Level Physics which are completely applicable to all exam boards.

Please note that I am not affiliated with the exam board and this is not official advice. The document can be found in this examiner report:

ocr.org.uk/Images/726282-examiners-report-modelling-physics.pdf

A Level Physics Tips from the Exam Board

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$All of AQA Nuclear Physics in 52 Minutes Last Minute Revision Sessions: https://zphysicslessons.net/physics-tutoring Extra Help videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3L5MO3gJTlB09wmmHGW5Qg/join In this video we revise the whole of the AQA A Level Physics specification. This video follows the AQA A Level Physics specification on nuclear physics, however large portions of it are applicable to OCR, Edexcel, CIE, Eduqas/WJEC and even similar courses such as AP Physics. Please note that I am not affiliated with the exam board and this is not official advice or questions. Chapters: 00:00 Rutherford Scattering 00:49 Plum Pudding Model 01:32 Types or radiation and properties 02:53 Absorption Experiments for types of radiation 03:40 Example Question for types of radiation 04:46 Inverse Square Law for Gamma Radiation 05:43 Example Question - Inverse Square Law 07:17 Safe handling of sources 07:57 Background Radiation 09:15 Uses in Medicine 10:03 Radioactive Decay - activity and decay constant 12:00 Radioactive Decay Equations 13:07 Rearranging Exponential Equations 13:58 Half Life Definition 14:22 Half Life Equation Derivation 15:20 Example Question - Decay Constant 16:07 Example Question - Activity 17:49 Using Molar Mass Example Question 18:57 Radioactive Decay Graph and Half Life 19:19 Logarithmic Decay Graph and Half Life 21:19 Radioactive Waste and Storage 22:12 Nuclear Notation 22:46 Alpha Decay 23:21 Beta Decay 24:21 Beta Decay Example Question 24:58 Electron Capture 25:48 Graph of Neutron Number against Proton Number 26:55 Forces within the nucleus and range 27:52 Nuclear Energy Diagrams 31:21 Nuclear Radius - alpha particle approach estimation 34:35 Nuclear Radius Equation 35:27 Nuclear Radius Example Question 36:49 Significance of the constant of nuclear radius 37:02 Showing nuclear density is independent of nucleon number 39:03 Electron Diffraction Graph 39:37 Equation for electron diffraction radius calculation 40:18 Mass and Energy 40:50 Unified Atomic Mass Unit 42:11 Mass Difference with example question 43:03 Binding Energy from Mass Difference in u 43:49 Binding Energy from Mass Difference in kg 45:50 Fusion and Fission 46:08 Explain Example Question 46:43 Average Binding Energy Per Nucleon Graph 48:02 Energy Released from Fission Example 49:45 Chain Reactions 50:10 Components of a Nuclear Reactor 51:44 Benefits of Nuclear Power$

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A Level Physics Tips from the Exam Board