O Level Physics 5054, topic 5.1.1
The atom: past paper questions
10 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on The atom (5.1.1) from 8 papers, 2023 to 2026. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 10
- Papers
- 8
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 10
- Average per question
- 1 marks
- Largest question
- 1 mark
By type: Multiple choice 10
How hard the questions are
- Recall1
- Apply1
- Analyse0
- Not banded8
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
- giveRecall1 question
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- show thatApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20252
- 20244
- 20233
By session
- May/June7
- Oct/Nov3
By paper
- Paper 110
Questions on this topic
Showing 10 of 10, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 36May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The table shows the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in four particles. Which row shows the overall charge on the particle?
- Try this questionQuestion 36Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Four statements about an atom are listed. 1 The atom has a nucleus surrounded by positively charged electrons. 2 Most of the atom is empty space.
- Try this questionQuestion 37Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Which row identifies the positive and negative particles in the atom?
- Try this questionQuestion 34May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
The results of a scattering experiment show that a very small nucleus contains most of the matter in an atom.
- Try this questionQuestion 37May/June 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Which row gives the sign of the charge on the nucleus of an atom and the sign of the charge of an electron?
- Try this questionQuestion 38Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
The nuclide notation of a certain isotope of element Q is . What is the total number of protons, neutrons and electrons in a neutral atom of this isotope?
- Try this questionQuestion 33May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
The results of the alpha-particle scattering experiment give evidence for which of the following?
- Try this questionQuestion 37May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Alpha particles are directed at a thin gold foil. Only a very small proportion of the alpha particles are deflected through very large angles. Which fact about the nuclei of the gold atoms is not a conclusion of this experiment?
- Try this questionQuestion 35May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
The only stable isotope of gold, Au, has 79 protons and 118 neutrons in a nucleus of an atom. How many elecrons are there in a neutral atom of this isotope?
- Try this questionQuestion 37May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which particle has the smallest mass?