CIE IAL · Physics · 9702 P4 · A Level

9702 P4 Electric fields and field lines Topic Questions

Every 9702 P4 Electric fields and field lines topic question from the 2025–2027 syllabus, drawn from 6 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 P4 3 subtopics 7 topic questions 6 papers 13 tagged marks

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Core finding

1 understand that an electric field is an example of a field of force… is the most frequently assessed subtopic in Electric fields and field lines, with 3 topic questions and 7 marks across 3 papers. 2 recall and use … for the force on a charge in an electric… follows with 2 topic questions and 3 marks. The topic contains 3 subtopics, 7 topic questions and 13 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

1 understand that an electric field is an example of a field of force and define electric field as force per unit positive charge 3 papers

342.9%

2 recall and use

F = q E

for the force on a charge in an electric field 2 papers

228.6%

3 represent an electric field by means of field lines 2 papers

228.6%

Marks by subtopic

marks

1 understand that an electric field is an example of a field of force and define electric field as force per unit positive charge 3 papers

753.8%

2 recall and use

F = q E

for the force on a charge in an electric field 2 papers

323.1%

3 represent an electric field by means of field lines 2 papers

323.1%

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 an electric field is an example of a field of force and define electric field as force per unit positive charge	3	3	7	2025–2026	Open topic questions
2 recall and use $F = q E$ for the force on a charge in an electric field	2	2	3	2025	Open topic questions
3 represent an electric field by means of field lines	2	2	3	2025	Open topic questions

Browse every topic question

1 understand that an electric field is an example of a field of force and define electric field as force per unit positive charge 3 question items · 3 papers 7 marks · 2025–2026 2 recall and use $F = q E$ for the force on a charge in an electric field 2 question items · 2 papers 3 marks · 2025 3 represent an electric field by means of field lines 2 question items · 2 papers 3 marks · 2025

Topic question rules and edge cases

How many subtopics does Electric fields and field lines contain?: This page lists 3 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.