Physics Past Questions And Answers
A working electric motor takes a current of 1.5 A when the p.d across it is 250V. If its efficiency is 80%, the power output is
- A. 300.0W
- B. 469.0W
- C. 133.0W
- D. 4.8W
In order to remove the error of parallax when taking measurements with a metre rule, the eye should be focused
- A. slantingly towards the right on the markings
- B. slantingly towards the left on the markings
- C. vertically downwards on the markings
- D. vertically upwards on the markings
The melting point of naphthalene is 78oC. What is this temperature in kelvin
- A. 100k
- B. 351k
- C. 378k
- D. 444k
The refractive index of a material is 1.5. Calculate the critical angle at the glass-air interface
- A. 19o
- B. 21o
- C. 39o
- D. 42o
The magnitude of the force experienced by a charge of 1.6 x 10\(^{-8}\)C in a uniform electric field of intensity 5 x 105NC\(^{-1}\) is
- A. 3.2 x 10\(^{-14}\)N
- B. 8.0 x 10\(^{-13}\)N
- C. 8.0 x 10\(^{-3}\)N
- D. 3.1 x 10\(^{13}\) N
In the diagram below, if the south-poles of two magnets strokes steel bar, the polarities at T and V will respectively be

- A) south and north
- B) north and south
- C) north and north
- D) south and south
(a) Define electrolysis.
(b) Classify each of the following substances as an electrolyte or a non-electrolyte
(i) sugar solution;
(ii) kerosene;
(iii) alkaline solution
(iv) lemon fruit juice.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORYAn astronomical telescope is said to be in normal adjustment when the
- A. eye is accommodated
- B. focal length of objective lens is longer than that of eye piece
- C. final image is at the near point of eye
- D. final image is at infinity
The pressure applied to an enclosed fluid to one end id transmitted equally throughout the fluid and to the container walls. This statement is
- A. Archimede's principle
- B. Bernoulli's principle
- C. Pascal's principle Heisenberg's
- D. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
The velocity v, of a wave in a stretched string, depends on the tension T, in the spring and the mass per unit length of the spring. Obtain an expression for v in terms of T and u, using the method of dimensions.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2020 THEORY
