Physics Past Questions And Answers
An electric iron is rated 1000W, 230V. What is the resistance of its elements?
- A. 51.9Ω
- B. 52.9Ω
- C. 55.9Ω
- D. 57.6Ω
On a fairly cool rainy day when the temperature is 20oC, the length of a steel railroad track is 20m. What will be its length on a hot a dry day when the temperature is 40oC? [coefficient of linear expansion of steel = 11 x 10-6K-1]
- A. 20.013m
- B. 20.009m
- C. 20.004m
- D. 20.002m
What precaution should a manufacturer take to ensure that energy loss in a transformer is minimized?
- A. the winding of the transformer should be made of high resistance wire
- B. the core should be made of thin sheets of metal
- C. no magnetic material should be used to make the core
- D. the flux linking the primary with the secondary coils should be minimum
Which of the following factors does not affect the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor?
- A. area of the plates
- B. nature of the surface of the plates
- C. distance of separation between the plates
- D. nature of the insulating material between the plates
(a) Sketch the form of the magnetic flux pattern due to a current flowing
(i) in a long solenoid
(ii) through two long straight parallel wires when the directions of the current are opposite. (Neglect the earth's magnetic field).
(b) Draw a labelled diagram of an electric bell and explain how it works
(c) An electric bell takes a current of 0.2A groin a battery of two dry cells connected in series. Each cell has an e.m.f. of 1.5V and an internal resistance of 1.0\(\Omega\).
(i) Calculate the effective resistance of the bell
(ii) What current would the bells take in the cells were arranged in parallel?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1997 THEORYWhich of the following types of electromagnetic waves is used in night vision goggles?
- A. Microwaves
- B. Ultraviolet waves
- C. Infrared waves
- D. Radio waves
Two similar kettles containing equal masses of boiling water are placed on a table. If the surface of one is highly polished and the surface of the other is covered with soot, Which of the following observations is correct
- A. The two kettles will cool down at the same rate
- B. the polished kettle cools down more quickly by conduction
- C. the kettle covered with soot cools down more quickly because it is a good radiator
- D. the kettle covered with soot cools down more quickly by the process of heat convection
(a) State Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction.
(b) Draw a labelled diagram of an induction coil and explain how it works.
(c) How is the effect of eddy currents minimized in the coil?
(d) State two reasons why a capacitor should be included in the primary circuit of the coil.
(e) State three uses of an induction coil.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1995 THEORYThe nucleon number and the proton number of a neutral atom of an element are 23 and 11 respectively. How many neutrons are present in the atom?
- A. 11 B. 12
- B. 12
- C. 23
- D. 34
Name the type of equilibrium for each position of the ball

- A. A - unstable, B - neutral, C - stable
- B. A - stable, B - neutral, C - unstable
- C. A - stable, B - unstable, C - neutral
- D. A - unstable, B - stable, C - neutral


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