Physics Past Questions And Answers

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1801

A concave mirror of radius of curvature 20cm has a pin placed at 15cm from its pole. What will be the magnification of the image formed?

  • A. 4.00
  • B. 2.00
  • C. 1.33
  • D. 1.50
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1990 OBJ
1802

a) (i) Illustrate, using a ray diagram, how an image can be formed by a convex mirror.

(ii) State one advantage rid one disadvantage of using a convex mirror as a iving mirror.

(iii) Explain the action of a compound microscope.

(b) Illustrate using labelled diagrams only, sonometer wire of length I, vibrating at its fundamental (ii) first overtone (iii) second overtone

(c) A tuning fork vibrating at a frequency of 512 Hz is held over the top of a jar filled with water and fitted with a tap at the buttom. If the jar is 60 cm tall and the speed of sound is 350 ms\(^{-1}\), determine the possible resonance position(s).

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2003 THEORY
1803

The wave function of a metal is 8.0 x \(10^{-19}\)J. Calculate the wavelength of its threshold frequency. (Speed of light in a vacuum = 3 x \(10^8ms^{-1}, Planck's constant = 6.6 \times 10^{-34}\)Js)

  • A.0.8 x \(10^{-7}\)m
  • B.1 x \(10^{-7}\)m
  • C.2.3 x \(10^{-7}\)m
  • D.3.8 x \(10^{-7}\)m
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1994 OBJ
1804

Which gas produces a red coloured light in a discharge tube?

  • A. Mercury
  • B. Argon
  • C. Air
  • D. Neon
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2014
1805

A missile weighing 400N on the earth surface is shot into the atmosphere to an altitude of 6.4 x \(10^{-6}\)m. Taking the earth as a sphere of radius 6.4 x \(10^{-6}\)m and assuming the inverse-square law of universal gravitation, what would be the weight of the missile at that altitude?

  • A. 100N
  • B. 200N
  • C. 400N
  • D. 800N
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1997 OBJ
1806

Which of the following statements about a progressive mechanical wave is correct?

  • A. it can be a plane polarised
  • B. its energy is localised at specific points of its profile
  • C. it does not require a material medium for its propagation
  • D. its frequency remains constant as it travels between different media
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2005 OBJ
1807

ai. Why are parabolic mirrors suitable for use in the headlamps of vehicles?

ii. Draw a ray diagram to illustrate the answer in 10(a)(i).

bi. Statetwo applications of echoes.

ii. An observer standing at a point, P, on the same horizontal ground as the foot, H, of a tower, shouts, and 1.20 s later, he hears the echo. He then moved to another point, Q, 40 m from P, and shouted again but the echo was heard after 1.45 s. Calculate the:

I. distance between P and H;

II. speed of sound in air.

ci. Define the term absolute refractive index of a medium.

ii. A piece of coin falls accidentally into a tank containing two immiscible liquids A and B as illustrated in Fig. 10.0 above.

immiscible liquid

Calculate the displacement of the coin when viewed vertically from above.

[refractive index of A = 1.3, refractive index of B = 1.4]

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2023 THEORY
1808

Which of the following is not correct about the molecules of a substance in a gaseous state. They?

  • A. are in a constant state of motion
  • B. have different speeds
  • C. have a temperature which is measured by the average kinetic energy
  • D. The collision between the gases is perfectly inelastic
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1997
1809

The eclipse of the sun occurs when the

  • A) moon is between the sun and the earth
  • B) earth is between the sun and the moon
  • C) moon is not completely hidden in the earth's shadow
  • D) moon's umbra falls on some part of the earth
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2011
1810

A rod of initial lenght 2m at a temperature of 25oC is heated to 80oC. Calculate the increase in length of the rod if its linear expansivity is 4.0 x 10-3K-1

  • A. 0.26m
  • B. 0.44m
  • C. 0.53m
  • D. 0.84m
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2009 OBJ