Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH14 · Electric and Magnetic Fields
Topic Questions: 102 be able to draw and interpret charge and discharge curves for resistor capacitor circuits and understand the significance of the time constant — WPH14 Electric and Magnetic Fields
35 WPH14 Electric and Magnetic Fields topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 19 papers (2020–2026). 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 and Magnetic Fields syllabus point appears in 19 WPH14 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 35 topic questions and 105 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH14/01 January 2026. That equals 11.5% of the 304 topic questions and 13.6% of the 770 marks tagged to Electric and Magnetic Fields. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPH14/01January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Defibrillator Capacitor Charging and Discharging - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 4 Jan 2026 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 4 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q19 Digital Coulombmeter and Capacitor Discharge - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q19 |
FRQ | 2 of 5 parts ((a), (b)(i)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q20 Touchscreen Capacitor Charge and Discharge - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q20 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Capacitor Charging and Discharging Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q15 |
FRQ | 2 of 5 parts ((a), (c)(ii)) | 6 of 14 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Power Supply Output Smoothing - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2025 Q17 |
FRQ | 3 of 4 parts ((a), (b)(i), (b)(iii)) | 9 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q20 Capacitor Charging and Discharging Investigation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2025 Q20 |
FRQ | 4 of 6 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii), (b)(i), (c)) | 13 of 18 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Capacitor Charging and Discharge - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q14 |
FRQ | 1 part | 6 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Investigation of Capacitor Charging - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 4 June 2024 Q12 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a), (b)(i)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Charging a Capacitor in an RC Circuit - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q18 |
FRQ | 3 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii), (b)) | 10 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q18 Capacitor Discharge Evaluation - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q18 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 7 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Capacitor Charging and Discharging - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q16 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 2 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Defibrillator Capacitor Circuits - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 8 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 RC Circuit Input Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2022 Q15 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii)) | 4 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Capacitor Charging Circuit Analysis - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q14 |
FRQ | 3 of 5 parts ((a), (b), (c)) | 7 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q14 Model Railway Capacitor Circuit - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q14 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (c)) | 7 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Capacitor Charging and Discharging - June 2021 Q17 |
FRQ | 2 of 6 parts ((b)(i), (b)(iii)) | 6 of 16 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Capacitor Charging Curves - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q5 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Mouse Trap Comparison (Mechanical vs Electronic) - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2020 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 5 of 16 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Night Light Capacitor Circuit - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2020 Q17 |
FRQ | 2 of 3 parts ((a), (b)) | 7 of 10 on the paper |
Hard | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 19 question stems cover this subtopic across 19 papers, but only 35 tagged parts and 105 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 2020–2026. 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.