# Topic Questions: 120 understand situations in which the relativistic increase in particle lifetime is significant (use of relativistic equations not required) — WPH14 Nuclear and Particle Physics

> 19 WPH14 Nuclear and Particle Physics topic questions (45 marks) on 120 understand situations in which the… — 15 papers, 2020–2026. Open the exact question…

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Edexcel IAL · Physics · WPH14 · Nuclear and Particle Physics

19 WPH14 Nuclear and Particle Physics topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 15 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.

- 19 topic questions
- 15 papers
- 45 tagged marks
- 6.8% of topic questions
- 6.9% of topic marks
- 2020–2026
- Syllabus 2018–current
- [All WPH14 Nuclear and Particle Physics topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/nuclear-and-particle-physics/)
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Core finding

**This Nuclear and Particle Physics syllabus point appears in 15 WPH14 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 19 topic questions and 45 marks.** The most recent appearance is WPH14/02 January 2026. That equals 6.8% of the 278 topic questions and 6.9% 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**WPH14/02** January 2026 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2026-january-wph14-02/#q-8) | **Q8** Proton Speed in a Particle Accelerator - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q8 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ee1f4910-5f08-42aa-b80e-e6f9fada0b73&question_id=16ed9382-a72f-4da2-bae6-814d88c4c7b0&source_detail=WPH14%2F02+January+2026) |
| [**WPH14/02** January 2026 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2026-january-wph14-02/#q-15) | **Q15** Atmospheric Muons and Relativistic Effects - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q15 | FRQ | 1 part | 5 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ee1f4910-5f08-42aa-b80e-e6f9fada0b73&question_id=ace3c568-8a53-40af-a0e8-fcd1bd7509c5&source_detail=WPH14%2F02+January+2026) |
| [**WPH14/02** January 2026 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2026-january-wph14-02/#q-18) | **Q18** Anderson's Positron Discovery - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2026 Q18 | FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((c)(i)) | 3 of 16 on the paper | Hard | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ee1f4910-5f08-42aa-b80e-e6f9fada0b73&question_id=2ce99975-82ef-4171-bc65-cc9389aa86e4&source_detail=WPH14%2F02+January+2026) |
| [**WPH14/01** October 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2025-october-wph14-01/#q-5) | **Q5** Relativistic Muon Decay Rates - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q5 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c925843a-0326-4cc4-a60c-ebad9960c7c0&question_id=f77cd4d9-5ff0-4b74-bf34-0b05eedc3644&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+October+2025) |
| [**WPH14/02** October 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2025-october-wph14-02/#q-4) | **Q4** Relativistic Positron Mass - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2025 Q4 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=19a8118b-74b7-4fe4-9125-57c7428661ba&question_id=db59f8fe-7e3a-4313-84a7-b3624d7f6c29&source_detail=WPH14%2F02+October+2025) |
| [**WPH14/01** June 2025 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2025-june-wph14-01/#q-4) | **Q4** Relativistic Muon Lifetime - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2025 Q4 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=3fa77855-5a47-4e9d-9d77-8e6feeafb348&question_id=1e36bc79-533a-47b4-8adc-9b837f49a425&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+June+2025) |
| [**WPH14/01** October 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2024-october-wph14-01/#q-13) | **Q13** Muon Decays and Relativistic Lifetime - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2024 Q13 | FRQ | 2 parts ((a), (b)) | 5 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b5bd6e3e-5afd-4869-ad78-ba1875109b46&question_id=548d5d92-8ffa-4f38-b60e-2d8f1b1c7a49&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+October+2024) |
| [**WPH14/01** June 2024 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2024-june-wph14-01/#q-16) | **Q16** Large Hadron Electron Collider and Linacs - Edexcel IAL Physics Unit 4 June 2024 Q16 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 3 of 12 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=cd6c5948-4054-4ae4-8638-e8fde551f1f4&question_id=2997101b-68df-44ba-af2c-05913acac52e&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+June+2024) |
| [**WPH14/01** October 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2023-october-wph14-01/#q-21) | **Q21** Pion Decay and Conservation Laws - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2023 Q21 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((d)) | 2 of 10 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=63cf6d9e-c5b2-42b1-b898-7773fe6081a7&question_id=a52143dc-e30b-4662-8170-fa39b49cad2d&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+October+2023) |
| [**WPH14/01** January 2023 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2023-january-wph14-01/#q-18) | **Q18** Quark Generation, Colliders and Relativistic Velocities - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2023 Q18 | FRQ | 2 of 6 parts ((b)(iii), (c)) | 5 of 16 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=495cc00c-1d7f-4297-981d-c1c626ca134d&question_id=fe2a6090-f750-414e-981a-88b45e8710a2&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+January+2023) |
| [**WPH14/01** October 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2022-october-wph14-01/#q-13) | **Q13** High-Energy Collisions and Z Bosons - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2022 Q13 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 2 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9be141d5-8b06-4cb6-8fa6-68d1cc9a6174&question_id=19222404-4afc-465b-a688-3b1d4a5af541&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+October+2022) |
| [**WPH14/01** June 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2022-june-wph14-01/#q-7) | **Q7** Muon Relativistic Effects - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2022 Q7 | MCQ | MCQ · 1 part | 1 | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=6042feb3-c856-448e-8691-d6933b5190bc&question_id=7c5e03b4-c7ca-49df-867d-f4df953461fd&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+June+2022) |
| [**WPH14/01** January 2022 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2022-january-wph14-01/#q-17) | **Q17** Muon Classification, Decay and Storage Ring - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2022 Q17 | FRQ | 1 of 6 parts ((d)(iii)) | 2 of 14 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=49fe32a1-ed2d-43cb-8e5c-01ad7a065d74&question_id=ee6731cf-78c6-45da-a525-24ee1ba25e01&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+January+2022) |
| [**WPH14/01** October 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2021-october-wph14-01/#q-16) | **Q16** Spark Chamber and Muons - Edexcel IAL Physics Oct 2021 Q16 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 3 of 11 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=8cbfca05-d9d4-4992-a2fe-4a148f95c213&question_id=798097bf-a9f1-4945-8790-8351fbd22a92&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+October+2021) |
| [**WPH14/01** June 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2021-june-wph14-01/#q-18) | **Q18** Cloud Chamber Positron Track - June 2021 Q18 | FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((c)(i)) | 3 of 16 on the paper | Hard | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b192ea77-92eb-44fc-91ce-d3a09157fcbf&question_id=d2f522d0-cfa4-4861-b51e-6c73748c3edb&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+June+2021) |
| [**WPH14/01** January 2021 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2021-january-wph14-01/#q-14) | **Q14** Muon Decay and Relativistic Time Dilation - Edexcel IAL Physics Jan 2021 Q14 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 5 of 7 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ad4d3bdd-35e1-4b4e-8408-0afd068c0d8f&question_id=7f42ae33-9c3a-410f-aa2d-eb95d4008c2a&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+January+2021) |
| [**WPH14/01** October 2020 · Edexcel IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/edexcel-ial/physics/physics-unit-4-wph14/2020-october-wph14-01/#q-18) | **Q18** Filament Electron Gun and Linac - Edexcel IAL Physics June 2020 Q18 | FRQ | 1 of 5 parts ((b)(ii)) | 2 of 14 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=fd185779-00c6-4239-82cf-edc1f6fde6bd&question_id=08c7908c-e5ec-43cf-b229-4fb2964fccda&source_detail=WPH14%2F01+October+2020) |

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## Topic question rules and edge cases

**How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?**

17 question stems cover this subtopic across 15 papers, but only 19 tagged parts and 45 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?**

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