Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH14 · Nuclear and Particle Physics
Topic Questions: 111 understand what is meant by nucleon number (mass number) and proton number (atomic number) — WPH14 Nuclear and Particle Physics
14 WPH14 Nuclear and Particle Physics topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 14 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 Nuclear and Particle Physics syllabus point appears in 14 WPH14 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 14 topic questions and 17 marks. The most recent appearance is WPH14/01 January 2026. That equals 5.0% of the 278 topic questions and 2.6% of the 656 marks tagged to Nuclear and Particle Physics. 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 | Q1 Number of Neutrons and Protons in Gadolinium-150 - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 4 Jan 2026 Q1 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/02January 2026 · Edexcel IAL | Q17 Alpha Scattering and Electric Potential - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q17 |
FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)(i)) | 1 of 7 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q7 Decay of Carbon-11 by Positron Emission - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q7 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/02October 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Au Nucleon Counting - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q1 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2025 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Nucleon and Proton Number - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2025 Q1 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q4 Alpha Decay Nucleons - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q4 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Chadwick's Discovery of the Neutron - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 4 June 2024 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 2 of 4 on the paper |
Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2024 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Neutron Count in Antimony-121 - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2024 Q1 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01October 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Isotope Representation - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q1 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01June 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Beta Plus Decay - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2023 Q3 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2023 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Nucleon Structure after Alpha Decay - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q3 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2022 · Edexcel IAL | Q1 Nucleon and Neutron Calculation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q1 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2021 · Edexcel IAL | Q3 Proton and Neutron Number of Oganesson - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q3 |
MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
| WPH14/01January 2020 · Edexcel IAL | Q11 Nuclear Synthesis of Technetium - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2020 Q11 |
FRQ | 1 part | 3 | Easy | Go to Practice Hub |
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Topic question rules and edge cases
- How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?
- 14 question stems cover this subtopic across 14 papers, but only 14 tagged parts and 17 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.