Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH12 · Electric Circuits
Topic Questions: 67b understand how the distribution of potential differences in a circuit is a consequence of energy conservation — WPH12 Electric Circuits
13 WPH12 Electric Circuits topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 10 papers (2020–2025). 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 10 WPH12 papers across 2020–2025, contributing 13 topic questions and 34 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH12/01 June 2025. That equals 4.9% of the 268 topic questions and 5.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPH12/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Parallel Resistor Circuit and Voltmeter Prediction - Edexcel IAL Physics May 2025 Q16 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((b)(i)) | 3 of 11 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Thermistor Circuit Behavior - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q6 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q19 Photoelectric Effect and Photomultiplier - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q19 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((e)) | 4 of 15 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Parallel Branch Currents - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2024 Q9 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Voltmeter Reading in Cell Circuit - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q5 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Car Headlight I-V Characteristics - Edexcel IAL Physics May 2023 Q16 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)(i)) | 3 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Thermistor Investigation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q14 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)(ii)) | 3 of 10 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q8 Voltmeter Reading in a Loop Circuit - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2022 Q8 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Conservation Laws and Internal Resistance - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2022 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 6 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Circuit EMF and PD Relationship - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q3 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | 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 |
| WPH12/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q13 Filament Lamp Resistivity and Circuit Evaluation - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q13 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q10 LDR Potential Divider - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2020 Q10 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 13 question stems cover this subtopic across 10 papers, but only 13 tagged parts and 34 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 2020–2025. 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.