Physics Past Questions And Answers

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3041

In an experiment to determine terminal velocity, as the pressure increases, the viscosity of a liquid

  • A) increases
  • B) decreases
  • C) increases then decreases
  • D) remains constant
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2006
3042

The range of wavelengths of the infrared waves in an electromagnetic spectrum is \(10^{-3}\) m to \(10^{-6}\)m. The wavelength of the radiation is

  • A. longer than \(10^{-6} m\).
  • B. shorter than \(10^{-6} m\).
  • C. shorter than \(10^{3} m\).
  • D. longer than \(10^{3} m\).
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2023 OBJ
3043

Which of the folowing statements about light travelling from one material medium to another is not correct?

  • A. The refracted angle is less than the incident angle if the speed is higher in the first material
  • B. Its wavelength does not change
  • C. It bends away from the normal if the speed is lower in the first material
  • D. Its frequency changes.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2022 OBJ
3044

Calculate the power rating of an immersion heater used for 10 minutes to increase the temperature of 10kg of water by 15K. (Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J l-1K-1)

  • A. 1,050W
  • B. 16,800W
  • C. 18,060W
  • D. 20,160W
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1999 OBJ
3045

A ray of light is incident on an air-glass boundary at an angle \(\theta\). If the angle between the partially reflected ray and the refracted ray is 90°, calculate \(\theta\), given that the refractive index of glass is 1.50.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORY
3046

An inductor of inductance 10H carries a current of 0.2A. Calculate the energy stored in the inductor

  • A. 0.1J
  • B. 0.2J
  • C. 1.0J
  • D. 2.0J
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 OBJ
3047

A body accelerates uniformly from rest at 2ms-2. Calculate the magnitude of its velocity after travelling 9m

  • A. 4.5 ms-1
  • B. 6.0ms-1
  • C. 18.0-1
  • D. 36.0-1
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2007 OBJ
3048

Which of the following instruments is not a wind instrument?

  • A. clarinet
  • B. saxophone
  • C. trumpet
  • D. xylophone
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2002 OBJ
3049

One of the properties of the earth's magnetic field is that the

  • A. north pole lies in the northern hemisphere
  • B. geographic and magnetic meridians coincide
  • C. earth's magnetic flux is entirely horizontal at a place where the magnetic dip is zero
  • D. earth's magnetic flux is entirely vertical at a place where the magnetic dip is zero
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1990
3050

(a) Define electromotive force.

(b) State:

(i) the principle of operation of a potentiometer,

(ii) two advantages that a potentiometer has over a voltmeter in measuring potential difference.

(c)(i) Sketch and label a diagram of a gold-leaf electroscope.

(ii) Give one use of a gold-leaf electroscope.

(d)(i) Explain the action of a magnetic relay.

(ii) List two factors which determine the magnitude of an induced emf in a coil.

(iii) A current of 5 A passes through a straight wire in a uniform magnetic field of flux density 2.0 x10\(^{-3}\) T. Calculate the force per unit length exerted on the wire when it is inclined at 30° to the field.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2014 THEORY