Physics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

4453

If electron are accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 10kv, what is the wavelength of the associated electron?
[m = 9.1 x 10\(^{-31}\)kg, e = 1.6 x 10\(^{-19}\)C, h = 6.6 x 10\(^{-34}\)js]

  • A. 1.22 x 10-11m
  • B. 3.87 x 10-10m
  • C. 2.27 x 1011m
  • D. 2.27 x 1014m
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4454

Given the inductor of inductance 5mH, 10mH and 20mH connected in series, the effective inductance is

  • A. 0.35mH
  • B. 3.50mH
  • C. 2.90mH
  • D. 35.0mH
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4455

Find the effective resistance in the diagram above

  • A. 6 Ω
  • B. 12 Ω
  • C. 18 Ω
  • D. 24 Ω
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4456

If a concave lens of focal length 12cm is used to produce a real image four times the size of the object, how far from the lens must the object be placed?

  • A. 10 cm
  • B. 15 cm
  • C. 20 cm
  • D. 25 cm
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4457

The above figure shows the motion of a progressive wave along a string. The particle motion of the medium is in direction?

  • A. parallel to OX
  • B. parallel to OY
  • C. 60o to OX
  • D. 60v to OY
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4458

The diagram above is the heating curve for a solid, QR is the?

  • A. melting region
  • B. boiling region
  • C. sublimation region
  • D. evaporating process
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4459

The efficiency of the pulley system shown above is 80%. find the effort E required to lift the load of 1200N

  • A. 275N
  • B. 325N
  • C. 375N
  • D. 573N
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4460

The diagram above shows a plank RS pivoted its center of gravity O and is in equilibrium with the weight P and Q. If a weight 2P is added to P the plank will be in equilibrium again by?

  • A. moving Q nearer to O
  • B. moving P nearer to O
  • C. addding a weight Q to Q
  • D. moving P further away from O
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4461

A body of mass 4 kg resting on a smooth horizontal plane is simultaneously acted upon by two perpendicular forces 6N and 8N. Calculate the acceleration of the motion

  • A. 2.5 ms-1
  • B. 3.0 ms-1
  • C. 4.0 ms-1
  • D. 4.5 ms-1
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4462

A force F required to keep a 5 kg mass moving round a cycle of radius 3.5 m at a speed of 7 ms-1. What is the speed, if the force is tripled?

  • A. 4.0 ms-1
  • B. 6.6 ms-1
  • C. 12.1 ms-1
  • D. 21.0 ms-1
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4463

The resultant of two forces 12N and 5N is 13N. What is the angle between the two forces?

  • A. 0o
  • B. 45o
  • C. 90o
  • D. 180o
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4464

The dimension of electromotive force are?

  • A. ML2T-3I-1
  • B. ML2T-3I-2
  • C. M2LT-2I-1
  • D. M2L2T-1I-1
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4465

118.8cm2 surface of the copper cathode of a voltameter is to be coated with 10-6m thick copper of density 9 x 103kgm-3. How long will the process run with 10A constant current?
[3.3 x 10-7kgC-1]

  • A. 5.4 min
  • B. 10.8 min
  • C. 15.0 min
  • D. 20.0 min
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4466

from the diagram above, the inductive reactance and the resistance R are respectively

  • A. 50Ω and 45Ω
  • B. 25Ω and 51Ω
  • C. 20Ω and 50Ω
  • D. 10Ω and 50Ω
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4467

During the nuclear reaction described by

235 W → 235 X→ 231 Y
92 93 91

the particles emitted are respectively

  • A. α and α
  • B. α and β
  • C. β and β
  • D. β and α
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4468

Which of the following will be applied when a metal Y is used to electroplate another metal X in electrolysis?

  • A. X is the anode and very high current is used
  • B. X is the anode and Y is the cathode
  • C. Y is the cathode and X is the anode
  • D. Y is the anode and very high current is used
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4469

If the threshold frequency for tungsten is 1.3 x 1015Hz, what is its work function?

[H = 6.6 x 10-34 Js]

  • A. 8.58 x 10-19 J
  • B. 8.50 x 10-15 J
  • C. 8.58 x 10-17 J
  • D. 8.85 x 10-18
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4470

The electrical properties of germanium can be altered drastically by the addition of impurity. This process is referred to as

  • A. saturation
  • B. bonding
  • C. amplification
  • D. dopping
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4471

A radioactive isotope has a decay constant of 10-5s4. Calculate half life

  • A. 6.93 x 10-5s
  • B. 6.93 x 105s
  • C. 6.93 x104s
  • D. 6.93 x 10-4s
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4472

The bond between silicon and germanium is

  • A. covalent
  • B. ionic
  • C. dative
  • D. electrovalent
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4473

Which of the following materials has an increase in resistance with temperature?

  • A. water
  • B. metals
  • C. wood
  • D. electrolyte
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