CIE IAL · Physics · A Level

9702 P4 Topic Questions — CIE IAL Physics 9702 Paper 4

Practise 9702 P4 topic questions by topic. 44 topics from the 2025–2027 syllabus are drawn from 12 papers (2025–2026). Each topic below opens every past-paper question tagged to its syllabus points.

9702 P4 12 papers 602 topic questions 1,200 marks Syllabus 2025–2027

Core finding

Simple harmonic oscillations leads 9702 P4 with 38 topic questions and 63 marks across 10 papers. Kinetic theory of gases follows with 32 topic questions and 70 marks. The current 2025–2027 dataset covers 44 topics, 602 topic questions and 1,200 marks. Each MCQ or structured part counts as one item, and each topic counts only the parts tagged to it, so the ranking reflects exam exposure rather than the number of question stems. Rows also carry paper count, mark total and year range for cross-unit comparison. The native table reproduces every figure in curriculum order.

Topic question count and mark distribution

Topics are on the vertical axis and sorted from highest to lowest. Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches a topic are counted for that topic, and percentages are each row's share of the tagged total in that chart. A part tagged to several topics is counted in each bar, so the bars are not a partition of the unit total.

Questions by topic

question items

Marks by topic

marks

Topic comparison matrix

Curriculum order is by syllabus number, then alphabetically. Every topic links to its subtopic index.

TopicSubtopicsTopic questionsPapersMarksYears
Capacitors and capacitance 4 17 8 43 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Centripetal acceleration 4 25 10 49 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Characteristics of alternating currents 4 21 9 41 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Concept of a magnetic field 1 3 1 6 2025 Open topic questions
Damped and forced oscillations, resonance 3 7 3 14 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Discharging a capacitor 3 16 7 36 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Electric field of a point charge 1 8 7 19 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Electric fields and field lines 3 7 6 13 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Electric force between point charges 1 12 5 18 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Electric potential 3 26 9 53 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Electromagnetic induction 5 18 5 42 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Energy and momentum of a photon 3 13 8 29 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Energy in simple harmonic motion 2 9 4 25 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Energy levels in atoms and line spectra 3 3 1 9 2025 Open topic questions
Energy stored in a capacitor 1 8 5 20 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Equation of state 3 20 9 37 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Force on a current-carrying conductor 3 10 8 24 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Force on a moving charge 5 22 5 40 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Gravitational field 2 13 6 21 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Gravitational field of a point mass 3 13 6 28 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Gravitational force between point masses 3 13 5 25 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Gravitational potential 3 18 6 36 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Hubble’s law and the Big Bang theory 4 13 6 27 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Internal energy 2 21 11 47 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Kinematics of uniform circular motion 3 19 8 33 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Kinetic theory of gases 4 32 12 70 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Magnetic fields due to currents 2 4 3 8 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Mass defect and nuclear binding energy 6 20 9 51 2025–2026 Open topic questions
PET scanning 6 16 3 27 2025 Open topic questions
Photoelectric effect 4 12 3 27 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Production and use of ultrasound 5 15 4 33 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Production and use of X-rays 4 18 4 37 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Radioactive decay 6 19 6 40 2025 Open topic questions
Rectification and smoothing 4 28 9 51 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Simple harmonic oscillations 5 38 10 63 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat 2 20 7 46 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Standard candles 4 11 8 29 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Stellar radii 3 16 9 30 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Temperature scales 4 13 6 17 2025–2026 Open topic questions
The first law of thermodynamics 2 23 10 53 2025–2026 Open topic questions
The mole 1 7 6 13 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Thermal equilibrium 2 4 3 8 2025–2026 Open topic questions
Uniform electric fields 2 2 1 3 2025 Open topic questions
Wave-particle duality 4 13 5 27 2025–2026 Open topic questions

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Topic questions: rules and edge cases

Where can I find 9702 P4 topic questions?
This page groups every 9702 P4 topic question by topic and syllabus point. Open a topic to see the question numbers, marks and the session each one comes from, then follow the link into the original paper.
How many topics are in the current 9702 P4 syllabus?
This page lists 44 topics tagged to the current syllabus across 12 9702 P4 papers (2025–2026). Topics are ordered by syllabus number, then alphabetically.
How are question counts and marks calculated?
Each MCQ counts as one question item and each structured part counts as one item. Marks come from the official part marks. Only parts whose knowledge graph matches a topic are counted, and a part tagged to more than one topic is counted against each topic, so topic rows describe exam exposure rather than a partition of the paper.
Why is there no topic chart on the D1 index?
The D1 index intentionally stops at the paper-code level. Topic names are only shown after a code is selected, which prevents two units from claiming the same topic phrase or URL.
Which sessions are included?
All sessions tagged to the current syllabus are included, covering 2025–2026. Questions without a recognised syllabus tag are treated as current so they do not disappear from the index.