Leaving Cert Physics: Atomic, Nuclear & Particle Physics questions

"Modern Physics: The Nucleus" plus the Particle Physics option, atomic structure, radioactivity, nuclear energy, and sub-atomic particles, syllabus section 8, second half, and Option 1.

53 past Physics questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2025, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

Atomic, Nuclear & Particle Physics question pack

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2025 · 3 questions

Q656 marks

mechanics, optics, electrostatics

Q1456 marks

simple harmonic motion, optics, electric fields

2024 · 5 questions

Q656 marks

mechanics, waves, electricity

Q1256 marks

electromagnetism, induction

Q1356 marks

light, refraction

Q1456 marks

energy conservation, diffraction

2023 · 4 questions

Q656 marks

mechanics, optics, electricity

Q956 marks

thermocouple

Q1256 marks

semiconductors, electronics

Q1456 marks

mechanics, waves, electricity

2022 · 3 questions

Q1156 marks

heat, waves

Q1256 marks

electromagnetism

2021 · 3 questions

Q656 marks

mechanics, waves, electricity

Q1356 marks

semiconductors, electronics

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 4 questions

Q556 marks

gas laws, mechanics, optics

Q1056 marks

galvanometer, light emitting diode

Q1156 marks

cathode rays, diffraction

2019 · 4 questions

Q556 marks

density, thermometry

Q856 marks

photoelectric effect, x-rays, thermionic emission

Q1156 marks

electricity transmission, newton's laws, hooke's law

Q1256 marks

circular motion, semiconductors, total internal reflection

2018 · 4 questions

Q556 marks

moments, doppler effect, heat transfer

Q856 marks

specific heat capacity, latent heat

Q1056 marks

rectification

Q1256 marks

simple harmonic motion, capacitance, photoelectric effect

2017 · 2 questions

Q956 marks

diffraction grating

Q1256 marks

equilibrium, moments, concave mirror

2016 · 4 questions

Q556 marks

power and energy, polarisation, capacitance

Q1156 marks

laws of refraction, wavelength, photon energy

Q1256 marks

conservation of momentum, electric field, doppler effect

2015 · 3 questions

Q556 marks

projectile motion, simple harmonic motion, doppler effect

Q1056 marks

electromagnetic induction, dc motor

Q1256 marks

newton's laws, lenses, thermometry

Atomic, Nuclear & Particle Physics question pack

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2025 · 1 question

2024 · 1 question

2023 · 2 questions

Q1256 marks

cathode rays, x-rays

2022 · 2 questions

Q1256 marks

photoelectric effect, x-rays

Q1456 marks

energy, optics, moments

2021 · 2 questions

Q656 marks

mechanics, electricity

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 1 question

Q1256 marks

motion, temperature, electricity

2019 · 1 question

Q1256 marks

energy, capacitance, magnetism

2018 · 1 question

Q1056 marks

x-rays, electrons, electromagnetic radiation

2017 · 1 question

2016 · 1 question

Q1256 marks

energy, magnetism, domestic electricity

2015 · 1 question

Q1156 marks

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