Physics Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following pairs of colours gives the widest separation in the spectrum of white light?
- A. Red and Violet
- B. Green and Yellow
- C. Red and Indigo
- D. Yellow and Violet
The electrochemical equivalent of silver is 0.0012g/C. If 36.0g of silver is to be deposited by electrolysis on a surface by passing a steady current for 5mins, the current must be?
- A. 6000A
- B. 100A
- C. 10A
- D. 1A
a proton moving with a speed of 1.0 x 106ms-1 through a magnetic field of 1.0T experiences a magnetic force of magnitude 8.0 x 10-14 N. The angle between the proton''s velocity and the field is
- A. 60°
- B. 90°
- C. 30°
- D. 45°
A progressive wave has a wavelength of 50cm. calculate the phase difference between two points at a distance of 20cm apart.
- A. 10/3 π
- B. 5/2 π
- C. 4/5 π
- D. 2/3 π
(a)(i) What is meant by neutral point in a magnetic field?
(ii) Draw and label a diagram to show the pattern and direction of the magnetic field produced around a straight current-carrying wire.
(b) When is an ammeter said to be (i) Sensitive (ii) accurate?
(c)(i) Explain, using a labelled diagram, how a delicate magnetic material could be protected, from the Earth's magnetic field.
(ii) A charge of 1.6 x 10\(^{-19}\) C enters a magnetic field of flux density 2.0 T with a velocity of 2.5 x 10\(^7\) ms\(^{-1}\) at an angle of 30° with the field. Calculate the magnitude of the force exerted on the charge by the field.
(d) State the laws of electro-magnetic induction.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2003 THEORYA capacitor of 10μF is connected across a cell of 12 volts as shown below, calculate the energy stored in the capacitor

- A. 7.2 x 10-4J
- B. 1.4 x 10-3J
- C. 1.4 x 10-3J
- D. 1.2 x 10-2J
In the diagram below, three identical lamps each of 100 W are connected in parallel across a potential difference of 250 V. Calculate the reading of the ammeter.

- A. 7.5A
- B. 2.5A
- C. 1.2A
- D. 0.8A
A p-n junction diode is used as?
- A) a rectifier in a d.c circuit
- B) an amplifier in d.c circuit
- C) an anplifier in an a.c circuit
- D) a rectifier in an a.c circuit
(a) Describe an experiment to show how the frequency of the note emitted by a vibrating string depends on the tension in the string
(b) Draw diagrams showing a vibrating string fixed at both ends emitting (i) fundamental frequency (ii) second overtone indicate the nodes and antinodes on the diagrams
(c) With the aid of a ray diagram show how a virtual image of an object is formed by a (i) concave mirror (ii) converging lens
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1995 THEORYGamma rays are produced when?
- A. high velocity electrons are abruptly stopped in metals
- B. energy changes occur within the nuclei of atoms
- C. energy changes occur within the electronic structure of atoms
- D. electrons are deflected in very strong magnetic fields


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