CIE IAL · Physics · 9702 P2 · Resistance and resistivity

Topic Questions: 7 understand that the resistance of a light-dependent resistor (LDR) decreases as the light intensity increases — 9702 P2 Resistance and resistivity

4 9702 P2 Resistance and resistivity topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 2 papers (2025–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.

4 topic questions 2 papers 9 tagged marks 11.4% of topic questions 13.6% of topic marks 2025–2026 Syllabus 2025–2027

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Core finding

This Resistance and resistivity syllabus point appears in 2 9702 P2 papers across 2025–2026, contributing 4 topic questions and 9 marks. The most recent appearance is 9702/22 May/June 2026. That equals 11.4% of the 35 topic questions and 13.6% of the 66 marks tagged to Resistance and resistivity. Only parts tagged to this subtopic are counted, so a four-part question can contribute one item and one part's marks. The table lists every matching question, its tagged parts and marks, with a link back to the paper page. Sessions are newest first, so the statement can be traced back through the full paper history.

Topic questions by session

Newest sessions first. Parts and marks count only the parts tagged to this subtopic; “x of y parts” shows how much of the question is tagged elsewhere. Select the paper cell to open the matching question on the paper page, or use Go to Practice Hub to answer that exact question in the Interactive Practice Hub.

Paper	Question	Type	Parts	Marks	Difficulty	Practice
9702/22May/June 2026 · CIE IAL	Q5 Resistor Combinations, Drift Velocity and LDR Circuit - CIE AS Physics 2026 Jun Paper 22 Q5	FRQ	2 of 6 parts ((c)(i), (c)(iii))	3 of 12 on the paper	Medium	Go to Practice Hub
9702/22October/November 2025 · CIE IAL	Q5 LDR Circuit Analysis with Internal Resistance - CIE Physics 2025 Nov Paper 22 Q5	FRQ	2 of 5 parts ((b)(ii), (b)(iv))	6 of 11 on the paper	Easy	Go to Practice Hub

Related topic questions in Resistance and resistivity

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Topic question rules and edge cases

How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?: 2 question stems cover this subtopic across 2 papers, but only 4 tagged parts and 9 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.
Which papers include this subtopic?: The table lists every matching session from 2025–2026. Each row links to the question anchor on the paper page, where the full paper context and practice entry point are available.
Why can one question appear under several subtopics?: The parts of one question can assess different syllabus statements. Each part is counted under its own subtopics, so the same question stem can appear on several subtopic pages while each page lists only the parts and marks tagged to that statement.
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