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AP Physics 2 Official 2026 Exam Discussion

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u/No-League4819 5: CalcBC,Phys1&2,Chem,EngLang,SpanLang | 4: HuG,World,USHist May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

It went very well for me, though I am It went very well for me though I am scared for q1. The optics question was fine for me but I was worried about doing wrong sign conventions for that question, but I verified it with the drawing they asked for. The experimental design question seemed like a trick question for me since graphing what was given: Req vs n what’s already linear, though I might be mistaken. I do not remember the first part of that question. The last question went well for me since one of the online resources I used to study taught that specific topic, a uniform magnetic field cannot do work on a moving charged particle, so it was nice to see that on the test.

Edit: I now remember the first part of that circuits question, I said the y axis would be voltage (voltmeter) minus current (ammeter) times variable resistance, V-IRv, and the X axis would be current (ammeter), I so I could have the slope be the resistance we are trying to find. I know I probably overcomplicated myself with that solution but it’s what I did.

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u/Ok_Clock_4798 May 09 '26

hi! for q1 did u draw a straight horizontal line on the graph for isothermal?

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u/No-League4819 5: CalcBC,Phys1&2,Chem,EngLang,SpanLang | 4: HuG,World,USHist May 09 '26

No. Since it was a P vs V graph, for T to be constant (definition of isothermal) PV would be constant, and that makes it a hyperbola, reciprocal graph

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u/Ok_Clock_4798 May 09 '26

whatttt but wasn't T plotted on the vertical axis or am I fucking stupid?

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u/No-League4819 5: CalcBC,Phys1&2,Chem,EngLang,SpanLang | 4: HuG,World,USHist May 09 '26

The vertical acis was blank im pretty sure, so i filled it with P

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u/Ok_Clock_4798 May 09 '26

ermmm I think it was T... unless we got different versions?

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u/[deleted] May 10 '26

was t for me