Question 1
A charge +q is at x = 0 and a charge +9q is at x = d, as shown. At what point between them is the net electric field zero?
Is AP Physics 2 hard?
In May 2025, 72.6% scored 3 or higher and 7.2% scored 1. The hard part is the breadth: seven units, from gases to photons.
| Students in May 2025 | 24,211 |
|---|---|
| Scored 3 or higher | 72.6% |
| Scored 5 | 21.8% |
| Mean score | 3.38 |
What makes it hard
- Many questions want a comparison or a reasoned claim, not a number.
- Seven very different units: heat, charge, circuits, magnets, light, waves and atoms.
- Free response asks for circuit and ray diagrams, graphs and reasoned claims.
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Question 2
A battery of emf ε and a switch are in series with resistor R₁, which is in series with a parallel pair: resistor R₂ and an uncharged capacitor C, as shown. Which expression gives the potential difference across the capacitor a long time after the switch is closed?
FAQ
What percentage of students pass AP Physics 2?
72.6% of 24,211 students scored 3 or higher in May 2025.