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Waves and Electricity
17 papers indexed since 2019, question by question. Next sitting: Wed, 13 Jan 2027. Pick a topic to see every question that tested it.
Waves and Particle Nature of Light
358 question parts · 877 marks
Papers that tested it
17 of 17
Marks as the main point
875
Spec points
31
| Sitting | Question | Marks | Asks you to |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | Q12(a)(i)· short | 1 | determine |
| June 2025 | Q12(a)(ii)· short | 2 | calculate |
| June 2025 | Q12(b)(i)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2025 | Q12(b)(ii)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2025 | Q13(a)· long | 4 | deduce |
| June 2025 | Q13(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2025 | Q15(a)· short | 2 | state what is meant by |
| June 2025 | Q15(b)(i)· long | 4 | show that |
| June 2025 | Q15(b)(ii)· short | 3 | deduce |
| June 2025 | Q17(a)· linkage | 6 | describe |
| June 2025 | Q17(b)(i)· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2025 | Q17(b)(ii)· short | 2 | suggest |
| June 2025 | Q18(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2025 | Q18(b)(i)· long | 4 | show that |
| June 2025 | Q18(b)(ii)· long | 4 | determine |
| June 2025 | Q18(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2025 | Q18(d)· short | 2 | suggest |
| January 2025 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2025 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2025 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2025 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2025 | Q11· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2025 | Q12· short | 3 | deduce |
| January 2025 | Q14(a)· short | 1 | state what is meant by |
| January 2025 | Q14(b)(i)· long | 4 | calculate |
| January 2025 | Q14(b)(ii)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q17(a)· short | 1 | add/label |
| January 2025 | Q17(b)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q17(c)(i)· practical | 3 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q17(c)(ii)· practical | 3 | determine |
| January 2025 | Q18(a)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2025 | Q18(b)· short | 3 | deduce |
| January 2025 | Q18(c)· long | 5 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q18(d)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q19(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q19(b)· long | 5 | explain |
| January 2025 | Q19(c)· long | 5 | deduce |
| October 2024 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2024 | Q11· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2024 | Q13(a)· short | 1 | state what is meant by |
| October 2024 | Q13(b)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2024 | Q16(a)· practical | 1 | state |
| October 2024 | Q16(b)· practical | 2 | state |
| October 2024 | Q16(c)(i)· long | 4 | show that |
| October 2024 | Q16(c)(ii)· short | 2 | determine |
| October 2024 | Q17(a)· short | 2 | calculate |
| October 2024 | Q17(b)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| October 2024 | Q18(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2024 | Q18(b)· short | 3 | describe |
| October 2024 | Q18(c)(i)· short | 2 | show that |
| October 2024 | Q18(c)(ii)· long | 6 | deduce |
| October 2024 | Q19(a)· short | 2 | describe |
| October 2024 | Q19(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2024 | Q19(c)· long | 4 | deduce |
| June 2024 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2024 | Q11· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q12(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q12(b)· short | 2 | calculate |
| June 2024 | Q13(a)· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2024 | Q13(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q13(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q15(a)· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2024 | Q15(b)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q15(c)· practical | 2 | determine |
| June 2024 | Q15(d)· short | 3 | determine |
| June 2024 | Q17(a)(i)· short | 2 | calculate |
| June 2024 | Q17(a)(ii)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q17(b)(i)· short | 3 | show that |
| June 2024 | Q17(b)(ii)· short | 2 | calculate |
| June 2024 | Q18(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q18(b)· long | 4 | deduce |
| June 2024 | Q18(c)(i)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2024 | Q18(c)(ii)· long | 5 | determine |
| January 2024 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2024 | Q11(a)· short | 1 | state what is meant by |
| January 2024 | Q11(b)· short | 1 | state |
| January 2024 | Q13(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2024 | Q13(b)(i)· short | 2 | calculate |
| January 2024 | Q13(b)(ii)· short | 3 | complete |
| January 2024 | Q15(a)· short | 1 | state what is meant by |
| January 2024 | Q15(b)· short | 2 | add/label |
| January 2024 | Q15(c)· long | 4 | deduce |
| January 2024 | Q17(a)· short | 2 | describe |
| January 2024 | Q17(b)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| January 2024 | Q19(a)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2024 | Q19(b)· long | 5 | explain |
| October 2023 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | Q11· short | 3 | describe |
| October 2023 | Q15(a)· long | 4 | state |
| October 2023 | Q15(b)(iii)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2023 | Q16(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2023 | Q16(b)· long | 4 | calculate |
| October 2023 | Q16(c)· long | 4 | calculate |
| October 2023 | Q17(a)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| October 2023 | Q17(b)(i)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2023 | Q17(b)(ii)· long | 4 | deduce |
| October 2023 | Q18(a)· long | 4 | explain |
| October 2023 | Q18(b)· short | 3 | show that |
| October 2023 | Q18(c)· short | 3 | complete |
| October 2023 | Q18(d)· long | 4 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2023 | Q13(a)· short | 3 | determine |
| June 2023 | Q13(b)(i)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q13(b)(ii)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q15(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q15(b)· short | 3 | deduce |
| June 2023 | Q15(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q17(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q17(b)(i)· long | 4 | determine |
| June 2023 | Q17(b)(ii)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q17(c)(i)· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2023 | Q17(c)(ii)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q18(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2023 | Q18(b)· long | 4 | deduce |
| June 2023 | Q18(c)· long | 5 | describe |
| January 2023 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2023 | Q11· short | 3 | deduce |
| January 2023 | Q12(a)(i)· short | 3 | determine |
| January 2023 | Q12(a)(ii)· short | 1 | draw |
| January 2023 | Q12(b)· short | 2 | calculate |
| January 2023 | Q15(a)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| January 2023 | Q15(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2023 | Q16(a)(i)· long | 4 | calculate |
| January 2023 | Q16(a)(ii)· short | 2 | suggest |
| January 2023 | Q16(b)(i)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2023 | Q16(b)(ii)· practical | 2 | describe |
| January 2023 | Q18(a)(i)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2023 | Q18(a)(ii)· long | 4 | deduce |
| January 2023 | Q18(b)· long | 4 | explain |
| January 2023 | Q18(c)· short | 2 | criticise |
| October 2022 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2022 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2022 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2022 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2022 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2022 | Q11· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2022 | Q14(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2022 | Q14(b)· long | 4 | deduce |
| October 2022 | Q15(a)(i)· short | 2 | show that |
| October 2022 | Q15(a)(ii)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| October 2022 | Q15(b)· long | 4 | calculate |
| October 2022 | Q16(a)(i)· short | 3 | show that |
| October 2022 | Q16(a)(ii)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2022 | Q16(b)(i)· short | 3 | calculate |
| October 2022 | Q16(b)(ii)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2022 | Q17(a)(ii)· long | 4 | calculate |
| October 2022 | Q17(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2022 | Q17(c)· short | 3 | assess |
| October 2022 | Q18(a)· short | 2 | calculate |
| October 2022 | Q18(b)· practical | 3 | describe |
| October 2022 | Q18(c)· long | 4 | deduce |
| June 2022 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2022 | Q11(a)· long | 5 | complete |
| June 2022 | Q11(b)· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2022 | Q14(a)(i)· long | 4 | calculate |
| June 2022 | Q14(a)(ii)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2022 | Q14(b)(i)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2022 | Q14(b)(ii)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2022 | Q16(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2022 | Q16(b)· long | 5 | determine |
| June 2022 | Q16(c)(i)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2022 | Q16(c)(ii)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2022 | Q17(a)· short | 1 | state what is meant by |
| June 2022 | Q17(b)· long | 6 | deduce |
| June 2022 | Q17(c)· practical | 4 | describe |
| January 2022 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2022 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2022 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2022 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2022 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2022 | Q12(a)· long | 4 | explain |
| January 2022 | Q12(b)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2022 | Q13· linkage | 6 | explain |
| January 2022 | Q14(a)· long | 4 | determine |
| January 2022 | Q14(b)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2022 | Q14(c)· short | 2 | suggest |
| January 2022 | Q15(a)· practical | 1 | suggest |
| January 2022 | Q15(b)(i)· practical | 5 | determine |
| January 2022 | Q15(b)(ii)· short | 2 | add/label |
| January 2022 | Q16(a)· short | 2 | describe |
| January 2022 | Q16(b)(i)· short | 1 | state |
| January 2022 | Q16(b)(ii)· long | 4 | complete |
| January 2022 | Q16(b)(iii)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2022 | Q16(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2022 | Q18(a)· long | 4 | deduce |
| January 2022 | Q18(b)· long | 4 | calculate |
| January 2022 | Q18(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2021 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2021 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2021 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2021 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2021 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2021 | Q11(a)· short | 3 | deduce |
| October 2021 | Q11(b)(i)· long | 4 | add/label |
| October 2021 | Q11(b)(ii)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2021 | Q12(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2021 | Q12(b)(i)· short | 3 | determine |
| October 2021 | Q12(b)(ii)· practical | 2 | explain |
| October 2021 | Q14(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2021 | Q14(b)(i)· long | 4 | calculate |
| October 2021 | Q14(b)(ii)· short | 3 | discuss |
| October 2021 | Q16(a)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| October 2021 | Q16(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2021 | Q18(a)· short | 3 | calculate |
| October 2021 | Q18(b)· short | 3 | calculate |
| October 2021 | Q18(c)(i)· short | 2 | calculate |
| October 2021 | Q18(c)(ii)· short | 1 | suggest |
| October 2021 | Q18(d)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2021 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2021 | Q13(a)· long | 5 | determine |
| June 2021 | Q13(b)· long | 4 | explain |
| June 2021 | Q15(a)· long | 4 | show that |
| June 2021 | Q15(b)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| June 2021 | Q16(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2021 | Q16(b)· short | 3 | sketch |
| June 2021 | Q16(c)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2021 | Q17(a)· practical | 5 | explain |
| June 2021 | Q17(b)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2021 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | Q12· long | 4 | explain |
| January 2021 | Q14· long | 4 | explain |
| January 2021 | Q15(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2021 | Q15(b)· short | 3 | determine |
| January 2021 | Q17(a)· long | 5 | calculate |
| January 2021 | Q17(b)· long | 4 | explain |
| January 2021 | Q18(a)· practical | 2 | describe |
| January 2021 | Q18(b)(i)· short | 1 | state |
| January 2021 | Q18(b)(ii)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2021 | Q18(b)(iii)· practical | 3 | explain |
| January 2021 | Q20(a)· short | 3 | deduce |
| January 2021 | Q20(b)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2021 | Q21(a)(i)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2021 | Q21(a)(ii)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2021 | Q21(b)· short | 3 | calculate |
| October 2020 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2020 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2020 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2020 | Q5· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2020 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| October 2020 | Q11(a)· short | 2 | calculate |
| October 2020 | Q11(b)· short | 2 | determine |
| October 2020 | Q13(a)· short | 3 | determine |
| October 2020 | Q13(b)· linkage | 6 | explain |
| October 2020 | Q14(a)· short | 1 | state what is meant by |
| October 2020 | Q14(b)· short | 3 | determine |
| October 2020 | Q14(c)(i)· short | 3 | calculate |
| October 2020 | Q14(c)(ii)· short | 2 | explain |
| October 2020 | Q15(a)· short | 3 | calculate |
| October 2020 | Q15(b)· long | 5 | determine |
| October 2020 | Q16(a)· long | 5 | explain |
| October 2020 | Q16(b)· short | 2 | suggest |
| October 2020 | Q16(c)· short | 2 | suggest |
| October 2020 | Q17(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| October 2020 | Q17(b)· long | 5 | explain |
| October 2020 | Q17(c)· practical | 2 | describe |
| October 2020 | Q17(d)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2020 | Q1· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2020 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2020 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2020 | Q8· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2020 | Q9· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2020 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| January 2020 | Q11(a)· short | 2 | determine |
| January 2020 | Q11(b)· short | 3 | calculate |
| January 2020 | Q11(c)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2020 | Q12(a)(i)· short | 2 | calculate |
| January 2020 | Q12(a)(ii)· short | 2 | determine |
| January 2020 | Q12(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2020 | Q13· linkage | 6 | explain |
| January 2020 | Q14(a)· short | 1 | state what is meant by |
| January 2020 | Q14(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2020 | Q14(c)(i)· short | 3 | explain |
| January 2020 | Q14(c)(ii)· long | 4 | calculate |
| January 2020 | Q15(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2020 | Q15(b)(i)· long | 5 | calculate |
| January 2020 | Q15(b)(ii)· short | 3 | show that |
| January 2020 | Q16(a)· short | 2 | explain |
| January 2020 | Q16(b)· short | 3 | sketch |
| January 2020 | Q18(a)· short | 3 | determine |
| January 2020 | Q18(c)(i)· long | 4 | explain |
| January 2020 | Q18(c)(ii)· short | 1 | state |
| June 2019 | Q2· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2019 | Q3· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2019 | Q4· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2019 | Q6· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2019 | Q7· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2019 | Q10· mcq | 1 | — |
| June 2019 | Q13(a)· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2019 | Q13(b)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2019 | Q14· linkage | 6 | explain |
| June 2019 | Q16(a)· short | 3 | describe |
| June 2019 | Q16(b)· short | 3 | calculate |
| June 2019 | Q16(c)· short | 3 | determine |
| June 2019 | Q17(a)· short | 3 | explain |
| June 2019 | Q17(b)(i)· long | 5 | determine |
| June 2019 | Q17(b)(ii)· practical | 2 | explain |
| June 2019 | Q17(c)· practical | 2 | criticise |
| June 2019 | Q18(a)· short | 2 | state |
| June 2019 | Q18(b)· short | 2 | explain |
| June 2019 | Q18(c)· long | 4 | determine |
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