Physics Past Questions And Answers

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2701

Ice of mass 10g at 5°C was completely converted to water at 0°C, calculate the quantity of heat used. [specific heat capacity of ice = 2.1 Jg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\), specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 Jg\(^{-1}\)]

  • A. 105J
  • B. 3255J
  • C. 3465J
  • D. 16821J
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2013 OBJ
2702

(a) What is meant by dispersion of white light?

(b) State the colours in the spectrum of white light in ascending order of their wavelengths

(c) Which colour is deviated.

(i) least

(ii) most?

(d) Explain why white light is dispersed when it passes through a glass prism.

(e) Describe, with the aid of a labelled diagram, how a pure spectrum of white light can be produced on a screen.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 THEORY
2703

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of experimental measurements?

  • A. Systematic error
  • B. Instrument resolution
  • C. Random errors
  • D. Human error
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2023
2704

When the pressure of a fixed mass of gas is doubled at constant temperature, the volume of the gas is

  • A. increased four times
  • B. doubled
  • C. unchangeable
  • D. halved
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2003 OBJ
2705

A relative density bottle of volume 50cm3 is completely filled with a liquid at 30oC. It is then heated to 80oC such that 0.75cm3 of the liquid is expelled. Calculate the apparent cubic expansivity of the liquid.

  • A. 0.00030k-1
  • B. 0.00032k-1
  • C. 0.01970k-1
  • D. 0.02030k-1
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2007 OBJ
2706

Which of the following particles/rays do not originate from the nucleus of an atom?

  • A. Alpha particles
  • B. Beta particles
  • C. Neutrons
  • D. X-rays
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 OBJ
2707

Which of the following correctly explain(s) why a green leaf appears green in bright day light? i. it absorbs only the green component of sunlight. ii. it absorbs all colour of sunlight except green. iii. it reflects only the green component of sunlight.

  • A. i only
  • B. ii only
  • C. i and iii only
  • D. ii and iii only
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1993
2708

The velocity ratio of a machine is 5 and its efficiency is 75%. What effort would be needed to lift a load of 150N with the machine?

  • A. 20N
  • B. 30N
  • C. 40N
  • D. 50N
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2000
2709

A cell can supply current of 0.4 A and 0.2 A through a 4.0Ω and 10.0Ω resistors respectively. This internal resistance of the cell is

  • A. 2.0Ω
  • B. 1.0Ω
  • C. 2.5Ω
  • D. 1.5Ω
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2001
2710

What is the average velocity of the sprinter whose velocity time graph is as shown below

  • A. 85.0ms-1
  • B. 17.0ms-1
  • C. 8.5ms-1
  • D. 1.7ms-1
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1990