Physics Past Questions And Answers

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1861

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
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2001
1862

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
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2012
1863

The melting point of naphthalene is 78oC. What is this temperature in kelvin

  • A. 100k
  • B. 351k
  • C. 378k
  • D. 444k
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1994
1864

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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2013 OBJ
1865

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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2020 OBJ
1866

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
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2010
1867

(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 THEORY
1868

An 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
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1999
1869

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
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 OBJ
1870

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