A Level Physics 9702, topic 18.5
Electric potential: past paper questions
11 Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 questions on Electric potential (18.5) from 11 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 11
- Papers
- 11
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 105
- Average per question
- 9.5 marks
- Largest question
- 13 marks
By type: Structured 11
What the syllabus asks
- define electric potential at a point as the work done per unit positive charge in bringing a small test charge from infinity to the point
- recall and use the fact that the electric field at a point is equal to the negative of potential gradient at that point
- use V = Q/(4πε0r) for the electric potential in the field due to a point charge
- understand how the concept of electric potential leads to the electric potential energy of two point charges and use EP = Qq/(4πε0r)
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply3
- Analyse8
- 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
- defineRecall7 questions
give precise meaning
- stateRecall7 questions
express in clear terms
- determineApply6 questions
establish an answer using the information available
- explainAnalyse6 questions
set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- calculateApply4 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- show thatApply4 questions
- drawApply3 questions
- sketchApply3 questions
make a simple freehand drawing showing the key features
- compareAnalyse2 questions
identify/comment on similarities and/or differences
- useApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20253
- 20243
- 20232
By session
- May/June4
- Oct/Nov7
By paper
- Paper 411
Questions on this topic
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- 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.