Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH14 · Electric and Magnetic Fields
Topic Questions: 99 be able to draw and interpret diagrams using field lines and equipotentials to describe radial and uniform electric fields — WPH14 Electric and Magnetic Fields
25 WPH14 Electric and Magnetic Fields topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 18 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 18 WPH14 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 25 topic questions and 51 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH14/01 January 2026. That equals 8.2% of the 304 topic questions and 6.6% 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 | Q18 Inkjet Printer Electrostatic Deflection and Impulse - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 4 Jan 2026 Q18 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 10 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q13 Electric Force and Field Strength - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q13 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(ii)) | 4 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Electric Field Around a Proton - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q1 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Electron Deflection Tube - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q17 |
FRQ | 2 of 6 parts ((d)(i), (d)(ii)) | 2 of 13 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q19 Solar Panel Dust Removal - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2025 Q19 |
FRQ | 1 of 6 parts ((a)) | 2 of 16 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2025 Q16 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Electric Fields and Point Charges - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 3 of 6 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Electrostatic Removal of Satellites - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 4 June 2024 Q17 |
FRQ | 2 of 5 parts ((a)(i), (a)(ii)) | 4 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q5 Electric Field Strength Between Parallel Plates - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q5 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Electric Fields and Suspended Sphere - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2023 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((a)) | 3 of 14 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q6 Electric Field of Equal Point Charges - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q6 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q12 Electric Potential and Equipotentials - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q12 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 7 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Electric Field Pattern - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q15 Alpha Scattering and Electric Fields - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q15 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)(i)) | 3 of 12 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Electric Field Lines of a Negative Point Charge - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 part | 3 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Electric Field Strength Variation - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Spark Chamber and Muons - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q16 |
FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)) | 3 of 11 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Electric Fields and Potentials - June 2021 Q16 |
FRQ | 2 of 4 parts ((b)(i), (b)(ii)) | 7 of 14 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q9 Parallel Plates Electric Field and Equipotentials - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q9 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Electric Field Direction - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2020 Q1 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Field Lines and Equipotentials - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2020 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q16 Electrostatic Ascent of Spiders - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2020 Q16 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 3 of 9 on the paper |
Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
Related topic questions in Electric and Magnetic Fields
92 understand that an electric field (force field) is defined as a region where a charged particle experiences a force
27 marks · 2020–2025
93 understand that electric field strength is defined as and be able to use this equation
93 marks · 2020–2026
94 be able to use the equation for the force between two charges
46 marks · 2020–2026
95 be able to use the equation for the electric field due to a point charge
23 marks · 2020–2026
96 know and understand the relation between electric field and electric potential
12 marks · 2021–2026
97 be able to use the equation for an electric field between parallel plates
75 marks · 2020–2026
Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 22 question stems cover this subtopic across 18 papers, but only 25 tagged parts and 51 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.