# 9702 P2 Fundamental particles Topic Questions > CIE IAL 9702 P2: every Fundamental particles topic question from 11 papers (2025–2026), grouped by syllabus point. 21 questions, 34 marks, with direct links… - Canonical HTML: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/ - Markdown mirror: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/index.md --- CIE IAL · Physics · 9702 P2 · A Level Every 9702 P2 Fundamental particles topic question from the 2025–2027 syllabus, drawn from 11 papers (2025–2026) and grouped by syllabus point. Each row opens a page listing the exact question numbers, marks and a direct link into the paper. These are questions by topic, not full papers, so you can revise one topic at a time. - 9702 P2 - 6 subtopics - 21 topic questions - 11 papers - 34 tagged marks - [Back to Fundamental particles](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/) - [All paper codes](https://www.examsci.com/topics/) Core finding **3 recall that protons and neutrons are not fundamental particles and… is the most frequently assessed subtopic in Fundamental particles, with 8 topic questions and 16 marks across 8 papers.** 2 recall and use the charge of each flavour of quark and… follows with 6 topic questions and 15 marks. The topic contains 6 subtopics, 21 topic questions and 34 marks in total. Rows count only the parts tagged to that subtopic, keep the same colour in both charts and repeat paper count, tagged marks and year range in the native table. ## Topic question count and mark distribution Subtopics are on the vertical axis and sorted from highest to lowest. Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches a subtopic are counted for it, and percentages are each row's share of the tagged total in that chart. A part tagged to several subtopics is counted in each bar, so the bars are not a partition of the topic total. ### Questions by subtopic question items - [3 recall that protons and neutrons are not fundamental particles and describe protons and neutrons in terms of their quark composition](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/3-recall-that-protons-and-neutrons-are-not-fundamental-particles-and-describe-protons/) (8 papers) — 8 · 28.6% - [2 recall and use the charge of each flavour of quark and understand that its respective antiquark has the opposite charge (no knowledge of any other properties of quarks is required)](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/2-recall-and-use-the-charge-of-each-flavour-of-quark-and-understand-that-its/) (6 papers) — 6 · 21.4% - [4 understand that a hadron may be either a baryon (consisting of three quarks) or a meson (consisting of one quark and one antiquark)](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/4-understand-that-a-hadron-may-be-either-a-baryon-consisting-of-three-quarks-or-a/) (5 papers) — 6 · 21.4% - [5 describe the changes to quark composition that take place during $\beta^{-}$ and $\beta^{+}$ decay](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/5-describe-the-changes-to-quark-composition-that-take-place-during-beta-and-beta-decay/) (3 papers) — 3 · 10.7% - [6 recall that electrons and neutrinos are fundamental particles called leptons](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/6-recall-that-electrons-and-neutrinos-are-fundamental-particles-called-leptons/) (3 papers) — 3 · 10.7% - [1 understand that a quark is a fundamental particle and that there are six flavours (types) of quark: up, down, strange, charm, top and bottom](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/1-understand-that-a-quark-is-a-fundamental-particle-and-that-there-are-six-flavours/) (2 papers) — 2 · 7.1% ### Marks by subtopic marks - [3 recall that protons and neutrons are not fundamental particles and describe protons and neutrons in terms of their quark composition](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/3-recall-that-protons-and-neutrons-are-not-fundamental-particles-and-describe-protons/) (8 papers) — 16 · 31.4% - [2 recall and use the charge of each flavour of quark and understand that its respective antiquark has the opposite charge (no knowledge of any other properties of quarks is required)](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/2-recall-and-use-the-charge-of-each-flavour-of-quark-and-understand-that-its/) (6 papers) — 15 · 29.4% - [4 understand that a hadron may be either a baryon (consisting of three quarks) or a meson (consisting of one quark and one antiquark)](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/4-understand-that-a-hadron-may-be-either-a-baryon-consisting-of-three-quarks-or-a/) (5 papers) — 9 · 17.6% - [6 recall that electrons and neutrinos are fundamental particles called leptons](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/6-recall-that-electrons-and-neutrinos-are-fundamental-particles-called-leptons/) (3 papers) — 5 · 9.8% - [5 describe the changes to quark composition that take place during $\beta^{-}$ and $\beta^{+}$ decay](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/5-describe-the-changes-to-quark-composition-that-take-place-during-beta-and-beta-decay/) (3 papers) — 4 · 7.8% - [1 understand that a quark is a fundamental particle and that there are six flavours (types) of quark: up, down, strange, charm, top and bottom](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/1-understand-that-a-quark-is-a-fundamental-particle-and-that-there-are-six-flavours/) (2 papers) — 2 · 3.9% ## Subtopic comparison matrix Curriculum order is by syllabus number, then alphabetically. Every row links to the matching past-paper question list. | Subtopic | Topic questions | Papers | Marks | Years | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **[1 understand that a quark is a fundamental particle and that there are six flavours (types) of quark: up, down, strange, charm, top and bottom](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/1-understand-that-a-quark-is-a-fundamental-particle-and-that-there-are-six-flavours/)** | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2025 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/1-understand-that-a-quark-is-a-fundamental-particle-and-that-there-are-six-flavours/) | | **[2 recall and use the charge of each flavour of quark and understand that its respective antiquark has the opposite charge (no knowledge of any other properties of quarks is required)](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/2-recall-and-use-the-charge-of-each-flavour-of-quark-and-understand-that-its/)** | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2025–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/2-recall-and-use-the-charge-of-each-flavour-of-quark-and-understand-that-its/) | | **[3 recall that protons and neutrons are not fundamental particles and describe protons and neutrons in terms of their quark composition](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/3-recall-that-protons-and-neutrons-are-not-fundamental-particles-and-describe-protons/)** | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2025–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/3-recall-that-protons-and-neutrons-are-not-fundamental-particles-and-describe-protons/) | | **[4 understand that a hadron may be either a baryon (consisting of three quarks) or a meson (consisting of one quark and one antiquark)](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/4-understand-that-a-hadron-may-be-either-a-baryon-consisting-of-three-quarks-or-a/)** | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2025–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/4-understand-that-a-hadron-may-be-either-a-baryon-consisting-of-three-quarks-or-a/) | | **[5 describe the changes to quark composition that take place during $\beta^{-}$ and $\beta^{+}$ decay](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/5-describe-the-changes-to-quark-composition-that-take-place-during-beta-and-beta-decay/)** | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2025–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/5-describe-the-changes-to-quark-composition-that-take-place-during-beta-and-beta-decay/) | | **[6 recall that electrons and neutrinos are fundamental particles called leptons](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/6-recall-that-electrons-and-neutrinos-are-fundamental-particles-called-leptons/)** | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2025 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/6-recall-that-electrons-and-neutrinos-are-fundamental-particles-called-leptons/) | ## Browse every topic question - [1 understand that a quark is a fundamental particle and that there are six flavours (types) of quark: up, down, strange, charm, top and bottom](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/1-understand-that-a-quark-is-a-fundamental-particle-and-that-there-are-six-flavours/) — 2 question items · 2 papers — 2 marks · 2025 - [2 recall and use the charge of each flavour of quark and understand that its respective antiquark has the opposite charge (no knowledge of any other properties of quarks is required)](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/2-recall-and-use-the-charge-of-each-flavour-of-quark-and-understand-that-its/) — 6 question items · 6 papers — 15 marks · 2025–2026 - [3 recall that protons and neutrons are not fundamental particles and describe protons and neutrons in terms of their quark composition](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/3-recall-that-protons-and-neutrons-are-not-fundamental-particles-and-describe-protons/) — 8 question items · 8 papers — 16 marks · 2025–2026 - [4 understand that a hadron may be either a baryon (consisting of three quarks) or a meson (consisting of one quark and one antiquark)](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/4-understand-that-a-hadron-may-be-either-a-baryon-consisting-of-three-quarks-or-a/) — 6 question items · 5 papers — 9 marks · 2025–2026 - [5 describe the changes to quark composition that take place during $\beta^{-}$ and $\beta^{+}$ decay](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/5-describe-the-changes-to-quark-composition-that-take-place-during-beta-and-beta-decay/) — 3 question items · 3 papers — 4 marks · 2025–2026 - [6 recall that electrons and neutrinos are fundamental particles called leptons](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/6-recall-that-electrons-and-neutrinos-are-fundamental-particles-called-leptons/) — 3 question items · 3 papers — 5 marks · 2025 ## Other topics in 9702 P2 - [Atoms, nuclei and radiation 30 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/atoms-nuclei-and-radiation/) - [Density and pressure 13 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/density-and-pressure/) - [Diffraction 5 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/diffraction/) - [Doppler effect for sound waves 1 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/doppler-effect-for-sound-waves/) - [Elastic and plastic behaviour 9 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/elastic-and-plastic-behaviour/) - [Electric current 6 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/electric-current/) - [Electromagnetic spectrum 5 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/electromagnetic-spectrum/) - [Energy conservation 22 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/energy-conservation/) - [Equations of motion 30 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/equations-of-motion/) - [Equilibrium of forces 22 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/equilibrium-of-forces/) ## Topic question rules and edge cases **How many subtopics does Fundamental particles contain?** This page lists 6 subtopics tagged to the current syllabus. They are ordered by syllabus number, then alphabetically, and each row opens a page of matching past-paper questions. **How are the subtopic question and mark totals calculated?** A multiple-choice question contributes one item and its marks to every subtopic it is tagged with. A structured question contributes one item per tagged part, and that part’s marks; untagged parts of the same question are not counted here. A part tagged to several subtopics therefore appears under each of them. **Why do some subtopics have no numbered prefix?** Practical-skills statements and some syllabus bullets are unnumbered. Numbered statements come first; unnumbered statements and ties are sorted alphabetically. **Is the LaTeX rendered without JavaScript?** Yes. Subtopics that contain formulas are converted to static KaTeX HTML during the build, and the KaTeX stylesheet is served from the same site. --- Full page with native tables, bar charts and Practice Hub links: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/physics/9702-paper-2/fundamental-particles/