Electrical charge past paper questions

O Level Physics 5054 · Electrical quantities. 1 State that there are positive and negative charges and that charge is measured in coulombs 2 State that unlike charges attract and like charges repel 3 Describe experiments to show electrostatic charging by friction 4 Explain that charging of solids by friction involves only a transfer of negative charge (electrons) 5 Describe an electric field as a region in which an electric charge experiences a force 6 State that the direction of an electric field line at a point is the direction of the force on a positive charge at that point 7 Describe simple electric field patterns, including the direction of the field: (a) around a point charge (b) around a charged conducting sphere (c) between two oppositely charged parallel conducting plates (end effects will not be examined) 8 State examples of electrical conductors and insulators 9 Describe an experiment to distinguish between electrical con

In Cambridge O Level Physics 5054, Electrical charge came up in 25 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 3 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

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5054/11/O/N/25 Question 27 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/25 Question 28 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/25 Question 7 · 8 marks
5054/11/O/N/24 Question 30 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/24 Question 31 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/24 Question 27 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/24 Question 30 · 1 mark
5054/22/M/J/24 Question 5 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 4 marks
5054/11/O/N/23 Question 23 · 1 mark
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5054/12/O/N/23 Question 31 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/23 Question 27 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/23 Question 28 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/23 Question 26 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/22 Question 27 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/22 Question 31 · 1 mark
5054/22/O/N/22 Question 8 · 15 marks
5054/11/M/J/22 Question 28 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/22 Question 29 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/22 Question 30 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/22 Question 30 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/22 Question 31 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/21 Question 5 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/21 Question 31 · 1 mark
5054/21/O/N/21 Question 5 · 6 marks
5054/11/M/J/21 Question 27 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/21 Question 28 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/21 Question 29 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/21 Question 31 · 1 mark
5054/22/M/J/21 Question 5 parts (a) (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 4 marks
5054/11/O/N/20 Question 7 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/20 Question 33 · 1 mark
5054/11/O/N/20 Question 34 · 1 mark
5054/12/O/N/20 Question 9 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/20 Question 34 · 1 mark
5054/11/M/J/20 Question 35 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/20 Question 34 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/20 Question 35 · 1 mark
5054/12/M/J/20 Question 36 · 1 mark

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