Jamb 1990 Physics Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following is a vector?
- A. Electric charge
- B. Electric field
- C. Electrical potential difference
- D. Electrical capacitance
The number of neutrons contained in the nucleus \(^{238}_{92}U\) is
- A. 92
- B. 146
- C. 238
- D. 330
Three cells each of e.m.f. 1.5v and an internal resistance of 1.0\(\Omega\) are connected in parallel across a load resistance of 2.67\(\Omega\). Calculate the current in the load?
- A. 0.26A
- B. 0.41A
- C. 0.50A
- D. 0.79A
Electrical power is transmitted at a high voltage rather than low voltage because the amount of energy loss is reduced due to
- A. heat dissipation
- B. production of eddy currents
- C. excessive current discharge
- D. excessive voltage distance
A stone of mass m kg is held h meters above the floor for 50s. The work done in joules over this period is
- A. mh
- B. mgh
- C. mgh/50
- D. O
When a known standard resistor of 2\(\Omega\) is connected to the 0.0cm end of a meter bridge, the balance point is found to be at 55.0cm. What is the value of the unknown resistor?
- A. 1.10\(\Omega\)
- B. 1.64\(\Omega\)
- C. 2.44\(\Omega\)
- D. 27.50\(\Omega\)
A car moving with a speed of 90kmh-1 was brought uniformly to rest by the application of the brakes in 10s. How far did the car travel after the brakes were applied?
- A. 125m
- B. 150m
- C. 250m
- D. 15km
Which of the following is an essential physical property of the wires used for making fuses?
- A. low density
- B. high thermal conductivity
- C. low electrical resistivity
- D. low melting point
In a resonance tube experiment, the effective length of the air column for the first resonance is 20cm when set into vibration by a tuning fork of frequency 480Hz. Neglecting and effect, the velocity of sound in air is
- A. 96ms-1
- B. 255ms-1
- C. 340ms-1
- D. 384ms-1
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

