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questions per topic in each exam series, and the share of exam series each topic came up in
TopicJun2018June 2018Jun2019June 2019Nov2020November 2020Nov2021November 2021Jun2022June 2022Jun2023June 2023Jun2024June 2024Jun2025June 2025% OfexamsShare of exam series

Module 1: Development of practical skills in physics

Practical skills assessed in a written examination100%Practical skills assessed in a written examination: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 24 of 24 papers · 11% of all marks (237 of 2,160)

Module 2: Foundations of physics

Physical quantities and units100%Physical quantities and units: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 16 of 24 papers · 1.6% of all marks (34 of 2,160)
Making measurements and analysing data100%Making measurements and analysing data: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 24 of 24 papers · 4.6% of all marks (100 of 2,160)
Nature of quantities100%Nature of quantities: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 14 of 24 papers · 0.6% of all marks (13 of 2,160)

Module 3: Forces and motion

Motion100%Motion: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 12 of 24 papers · 4.1% of all marks (88 of 2,160)
Forces in action100%Forces in action: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 19 of 24 papers · 6.0% of all marks (130 of 2,160)
Work, energy and power100%Work, energy and power: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 21 of 24 papers · 3.6% of all marks (77 of 2,160)
Materials100%Materials: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 11 of 24 papers · 2.9% of all marks (63 of 2,160)
Newton's laws of motion and momentum100%Newton's laws of motion and momentum: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 10 of 24 papers · 3.4% of all marks (73 of 2,160)

Module 4: Electrons, waves and photons

Charge and currentCharge and current, June 2023: none88%Charge and current: comes up in 7 of 8 exam series, on 11 of 24 papers · 1.5% of all marks (32 of 2,160)
Energy, power and resistance100%Energy, power and resistance: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 16 of 24 papers · 3.5% of all marks (76 of 2,160)
Electrical circuits100%Electrical circuits: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 11 of 24 papers · 3.5% of all marks (76 of 2,160)
Waves100%Waves: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 21 of 24 papers · 8.3% of all marks (180 of 2,160)
Quantum physics100%Quantum physics: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 15 of 24 papers · 3.8% of all marks (81 of 2,160)

Module 5: Newtonian world and astrophysics (A-level only)

Thermal physics100%Thermal physics: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 15 of 24 papers · 7.4% of all marks (160 of 2,160)
Circular motion100%Circular motion: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 17 of 24 papers · 2.7% of all marks (58 of 2,160)
Oscillations100%Oscillations: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 12 of 24 papers · 4.0% of all marks (87 of 2,160)
Gravitational fields100%Gravitational fields: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 16 of 24 papers · 5.5% of all marks (118 of 2,160)
Astrophysics and cosmology100%Astrophysics and cosmology: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 15 of 24 papers · 6.6% of all marks (142 of 2,160)

Module 6: Particles and medical physics (A-level only)

Capacitors100%Capacitors: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 14 of 24 papers · 4.0% of all marks (86 of 2,160)
Electric fields100%Electric fields: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 10 of 24 papers · 2.8% of all marks (60 of 2,160)
Electromagnetism100%Electromagnetism: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 14 of 24 papers · 4.4% of all marks (96 of 2,160)
Nuclear and particle physics100%Nuclear and particle physics: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 15 of 24 papers · 8.7% of all marks (187 of 2,160)
Medical imaging100%Medical imaging: comes up in 8 of 8 exam series, on 11 of 24 papers · 5.3% of all marks (115 of 2,160)