Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH12 · Waves and Particle Nature of Light
Topic Questions: 54 be able to use the de Broglie equation — WPH12 Waves and Particle Nature of Light
19 WPH12 Waves and Particle Nature of Light topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 18 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 Waves and Particle Nature of Light syllabus point appears in 18 WPH12 papers across 2019–2026, contributing 19 topic questions and 42 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH12/01 January 2026. That equals 4.1% of the 468 topic questions and 3.7% of the 1,138 marks tagged to Waves and Particle Nature of Light. 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 | Q14 Kinetic Energy and de Broglie Wavelength - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q14 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 3 of 5 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 de Broglie Wavelength - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 de Broglie Wavelength of an Electron - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Electron Diffraction and de Broglie Wavelength - Edexcel IAL Physics May 2025 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 de Broglie Wavelength of Electron - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2025 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 part | 3 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 De Broglie Wavelength Comparison - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q7 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Quantum Atomic Transitions & Photoelectric Effect - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2024 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)(ii)) | 2 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 de Broglie Wavelength - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q3 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Electron Diffraction through Graphite - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)(iii)) | 3 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 De Broglie Wavelength and Speed - Edexcel IAL Physics May 2023 Q5 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 de Broglie Wavelength of a Particle - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 part | 3 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Work Function and Photoelectric Effect of Zinc - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2022 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 6 of 11 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q2 De Broglie Wavelength Speed Calculation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q2 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 de Broglie Wavelength Calculation - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2021 Q5 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 de Broglie Equation Properties - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q9 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Bohr Model of Hydrogen and de Broglie Wavelength - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2020 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 5 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01October 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 de Broglie Wavelength of Car and Electron - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2019 Q12 |
FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 4 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH12/01June 2019 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 de Broglie Wavelength - Edexcel IAL Physics May 2019 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
Related topic questions in Waves and Particle Nature of Light
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 18 question stems cover this subtopic across 18 papers, but only 19 tagged parts and 42 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.
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- 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.