Physics Past Questions And Answers
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
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 \(10^{3} m\).
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.
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
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 THEORYAn 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
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
Which of the following instruments is not a wind instrument?
- A. clarinet
- B. saxophone
- C. trumpet
- D. xylophone
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
(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.
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