Theme D: Fields

IB Physics D.2 Electric and magnetic fields: practice questions and video explanations

Electric charge, Coulomb’s law and electric field strength, and the magnetic fields of currents in wires and solenoids.

SL and HL (with HL extension)

What you need to know for D.2 Electric and magnetic fields

  • Apply Coulomb’s law and conservation of charge
  • Calculate electric field strength, including between parallel plates
  • Draw electric and magnetic field patterns
  • Describe the magnetic field around wires and solenoids

HL extension: HL adds electric potential and potential energy, equipotential surfaces and the potential gradient.

D.2 Electric and magnetic fields questions in the question bank

Exam-style questions
29
Multiple choice (Paper 1A style)
24
Structured (Paper 1B and 2 style)
5
Free to try
2

Every question has a mark scheme. Multiple-choice answers are marked instantly, and for structured questions you open the mark scheme part by part and award yourself the marks you earned. Most questions also have a step-by-step video explanation presented by an IB teacher or a former IB student.

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