Physics Past Questions And Answers
a) Define surface tension.
(b) State two methods by which the surface tension of a liquid can be reduced.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORYA parallel plate capacitor separated by an air gap is made of \(0.8m^2\) tin plates and 20 mm apart. It is connected to 120 V battery. What is the charge on each plate?
Take \(ε_o\) = \(8.85×10^-12 Fm^-1\)
- A. 3.54nC
- B. 42.5nC
- C. 35.4nC
- D. 4.25nC
The conductivity of gases at low pressure can be termed as
I. hot cathode emission
II. thermo ionic emission
III. cold cathode emission
IV. Field emission
- A. I & II
- B. II & III
- C. III & IV
- D. IV & V
State three differences between magnetic and non-magnetic materials.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2022 THEORYWhich of the following actions will improve the efficiency of the pulley system?
- A. reducing the mass of the pulley
- B. increasing the friction force between the string and the pulley
- C. increasing the mass per unit length of the string of the pulley
- D. increasing the mass of the pulley
An object of heights 5 cm is placed at 20 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. the image height is?
- A) 20 cm
- B) 15 cm
- C) 10 cm
- D) 5 cm
When a red rose flower is observed in blue light, what colour does the observer see?
- A) Red
- B) Blue
- C) Magenta
- D) yellow
(a) State two applications of electrolysis.
(b) Explain what is meant by the electrochemical equivalent of copper is 3.3 x 10\(^{-7}\) kgC\(^{-1}\)
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2006 THEORYThe magnitude of the angle of dip at the equator is
- A. 360o
- B. 0o
- C. 90o
- D. 180o
In order to view the sun, the most suitable instrument to use is?
- A. helioscope
- B. telescope
- C. stroboscope
- D. sun meter

