A Level Physics 9702, topic 18.4
Electric field of a point charge: past paper questions
8 Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 questions on Electric field of a point charge (18.4) from 8 papers, 2024 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 8
- Papers
- 8
- Years
- 2024 to 2026
- Total marks
- 81
- Average per question
- 10.1 marks
- Largest question
- 11 marks
By type: Structured 8
What the syllabus asks
- recall and use E = Q/(4πε0r 2 ) for the electric field strength due to a point charge in free space
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply1
- Analyse7
- Not banded0
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- determineApply8 questions
establish an answer using the information available
- stateRecall7 questions
express in clear terms
- calculateApply4 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- show thatApply4 questions
- suggestAnalyse3 questions
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals
- compareAnalyse2 questions
identify/comment on similarities and/or differences
- drawApply2 questions
- explainAnalyse2 questions
set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- defineRecall1 question
give precise meaning
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20262
- 20253
- 20243
By session
- May/June4
- Oct/Nov4
By paper
- Paper 48
Questions on this topic
Showing 4 of 8, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 6Oct/Nov 2025, paper 42Structured11 marksHas a diagram
Define electric field at a point.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2024, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
State the relationship between electric field and electric potential.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2025, paper 41Structured11 marksHas a diagram
A helium atom may be modelled as a nucleus surrounded by two electrons in diametrically opposite circular orbits, each of radius , as shown in Fig. 2.1. State Coulomb’s law.
- Try this questionQuestion 6Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Structured10 marksHas a diagram
State Coulomb’s law.