A Level Physics 9702, topic 18
Electric fields: past paper questions
21 Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 questions on Electric fields (18) from 20 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 21
- Papers
- 20
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 217
- Average per question
- 10.3 marks
- Largest question
- 13 marks
By type: Structured 21
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply6
- Analyse15
- 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
- stateRecall15 questions
express in clear terms
- determineApply13 questions
establish an answer using the information available
- defineRecall12 questions
give precise meaning
- explainAnalyse10 questions
set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- show thatApply9 questions
- calculateApply8 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- drawApply8 questions
- useApply4 questions
- sketchApply3 questions
make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features
- suggestAnalyse3 questions
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20257
- 20246
- 20235
By session
- May/June12
- Oct/Nov9
By paper
- Paper 421
Questions on this topic
Showing 9 of 21, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
Define electric potential 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 6Oct/Nov 2025, paper 42Structured11 marksHas a diagram
Define electric field at a point.
- Try this questionQuestion 6Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Structured10 marksHas a diagram
State Coulomb’s law.
- 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 5May/June 2024, paper 41Structured13 marksHas a diagram
Define electric field.
- Try this questionQuestion 1May/June 2023, paper 41Structured11 marks
Define gravitational field.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2025, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
Define magnetic flux density.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2025, paper 42Structured11 marksHas a diagram
Two parallel metal plates X and Y are separated by a distance of , as shown in Fig. 6.1. There is a vacuum between the plates. An electron is at rest at the centre of plate X. A potential difference (p.d.) of is applied across the plates.