Physics Past Questions And Answers
What is the cost of running five 50W lamps and four 100W lamps for 10 hours if electrical energy costs 2 Kobo per KWh?
- A. N0.65
- B. N0.39
- C. N3.90
- D. N0.13
Which of the following is a property of steel?
- A) it cannot retain its magnetism longer than iron
- B) it can be used for making temporary magnets
- C) it can be used for making permanent magnets
- D) it can easily be magnetized and demagnetized
In which of the following diagrams is the length of the tube equal to one wavelength?

- A. A
- B. B
- C. C.
- D. D
A ball of mass 5.0kg hits a smooth vertical wall normally with a speed of 2ms-1 and rebounds with the same speed. Determine the impulse experienced by the ball
- A. 20.0kg ms-1
- B. 10.0kg ms-1
- C. 5.0kg ms-1
- D. 1.3kg ms-1
A bar magnet is placed near and lying along the axis of a solenoid connected to a galvanometer. The pointer of the galvanometer shows no deflection when
- A. the magnet is moved away from the stationary solenoid
- B. the solenoid is moved away from the stationary magnet
- C. the magnet is moved towards the stationary solenoid
- D. there is no relative motion between the magnet and the solenoid
When the linear momentum of a body is constant, the net force acting on it
- A. is zero
- B. increases
- C. decreases
- D. remains constant
(a) Explain the term photoelectric effect.
(b)
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The diagram below represents a photocell with its associated electric circuit. Identify each of the physical quantities
represented by the letters A, B, C, D, E and F
(c) What factor determines the: (i) current produced by the photocell
(ii) maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons?
(d) State one similarity and one difference between photoemission and evaporation
(e) Name two methods by which a beam of free electrons may be produced other than photoemission
(f) State two applications of photoelectric effect.
(g) A light wavelength 5.0 x 10\(^{-7}\) m is incident on metal resulting in photoemission of electrons. If the work function of the metal is 3.04 x 10\(^{-19}\)J, calculate the:
(i) frequency of the light
(ii) energy of the incident photon,
(iii) maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons (Speed of light = 3.00 x 108ms\(^{-1}\); Planck's constant = 6.6 x 10\(^{-34}\)Js).
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORY(a) On which day would sound wave travel faster: on a hot or cold day? Explain.
(b) Why are megaphones shaped like funnels?
(c) A ray of light is incident on a surface of a ectangular glass prism of refractive index 1.5 illustrated in the diagram below.
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(i) Copy the diagram a label the angles of: (\(\alpha\)) Incidence (x); (\(\beta\)) Reflection (y); (\(\gamma\)) refraction (z); with t glass letters indicated.
(ii) Calculate the angle refraction to the nearest whole number.
(d) A sonomesr wire vibrates in simple harmoi motion with a maximum amplitude of 1.0 cm. Calculate the frequency of vibration of the wire, giv that the magnitade of the maximum acceleration of the wire is 980ms\(^{-2}\). [\(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2013 THEORYA man wears convex lens glasses of focal length 30cm in order to correct his eye defect. instead of the optimum 25cm, his least distance of distinct vision is
- A. 14cm
- B. 28cm
- C. 75cm
- D. 150cm
Which of the following statements is not correct?
- A. The pitch of a note depends on the frequency of the vibrating source
- B. The loudness of a note depends on its intensity
- C. The velocity of sound in air does not depend on the intensity of the note producing it
- D. Wind speed effects on the speed of sound in air


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