Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH12 · Electric Circuits
Topic Questions: 64 understand that electric current is the rate of flow of charged particles and be able to use the equation — WPH12 Electric Circuits
17 WPH12 Electric Circuits topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 15 papers (2019–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.
Core finding
This Electric Circuits syllabus point appears in 15 WPH12 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 17 topic questions and 39 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH12/01 January 2026. That equals 6.3% of the 268 topic questions and 6.2% of the 634 marks tagged to Electric Circuits. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPH12/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Charge and Current Calculations - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q2 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Resistor Potential Divider Circuit - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q16 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Photoelectric Flame Detector - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((c)) | 3 of 16 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 Number of Electrons in Wire - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2025 Q2 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Camera Prism Optics & Sensor Quantum Detection - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2024 Q18 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)(ii)) | 5 of 13 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Filament Bulb Charge Flow Calculation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 part | 3 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Current and Potential Difference Calculations - Edexcel IAL Physics May 2023 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Electron Flow and Current Calculations - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q7 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Total Charge Transfer Calculation - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2022 Q6 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Parallel Circuit Calculations and Power Dissipation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 6 of 10 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Resistivity and Power in Circuits - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2021 Q18 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)(i)) | 3 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 Current Calculation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q10 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Base and Derived Quantities - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2020 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Lightning Discharge Calculations and Spectroscopy - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2020 Q18 |
FRQ | 1 of 7 parts ((b)(i)) | 2 of 16 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q13 Electric Skateboard Energy and Charge - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2019 Q13 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 5 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Definitions of Current and Potential Difference - Edexcel IAL Physics May 2019 Q9 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 16 question stems cover this subtopic across 15 papers, but only 17 tagged parts and 39 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 2019–2026. 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.
- Can I practise these questions with AI marking?
- Yes. Open a paper from the table and use the Interactive Practice Hub entry point. The page itself is static HTML so search engines and retrieval agents can read the full question list without executing JavaScript.