Electric potential past paper questions

A2 Physics 9702 · Electric fields. Potential, potential gradient and potential energy of two charges

In Cambridge A Level A2 Physics 9702, Electric potential came up in 18 of the 42 papers on Paperstreak, for about 6 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Field of a point charge, Electric fields and field lines, Capacitors and capacitance, Coulomb's law.

19 questions, newest first

9702/41/O/N/25 Question 5 · 10 marks
9702/42/O/N/25 Question 6 part (b(iii)) · 2 marks
9702/43/O/N/25 Question 5 · 10 marks
9702/41/O/N/24 Question 5 parts (a) (b) (c(i)) · 7 marks
9702/43/O/N/24 Question 5 parts (a) (b) (c(i)) · 7 marks
9702/42/M/J/24 Question 5 · 7 marks
9702/41/O/N/23 Question 5 · 8 marks
9702/43/O/N/23 Question 5 · 8 marks
9702/41/M/J/23 Question 1 part (a(iii)) · 2 marks
9702/43/M/J/23 Question 1 part (a(iii)) · 2 marks
9702/42/F/M/23 Question 4 part (b(iii)) · 1 mark
9702/42/O/N/22 Question 5 parts (a) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (c(i)) · 7 marks
9702/42/F/M/22 Question 4 part (b(i)) · 2 marks
9702/42/O/N/21 Question 6 part (a) · 2 marks
9702/42/M/J/21 Question 5 part (a) · 3 marks
9702/42/M/J/21 Question 8 part (b) · 2 marks
9702/41/O/N/20 Question 5 · 9 marks
9702/43/O/N/20 Question 5 · 9 marks
9702/42/F/M/20 Question 6 part (c(i)) · 2 marks

More in Electric fields: Electric fields and field lines, Uniform electric fields, Coulomb's law, Field of a point charge.

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