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Question 1081
jamb 1984

What is the resistance of the circuit shown above

A4Ω
B11Ω
C19/5Ω
D17/4Ω
E8Ω
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Question 1082
jamb 1984
A simple pendulum, 0.6m long, has a period of 1.5s. What is the period of a similar pendulum of 0.4m length in the same location?
A\( 1.5 \frac{ \sqrt{2}}{3} \)s
B\( 1.5 \frac{ \sqrt{3}}{2} \)s
C2.25s
D1.00s
E2.00s
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Question 1083
jamb 1984

A galvanometer of resistance 5.0Ω has full-scale deflection for a current of 100mA. How would its range be extended to 1.0A? By placing a resistance of

A\(\frac{5}{9}\)\(\Omega\) in parallel
B\(\frac{9}{5}\)\(\Omega\) in series
C45\(\Omega\) in parallel
D45\(\Omega\) in series
E\(\frac{9}{5}\)\(\Omega\) in parallel
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Question 1084
jamb 1984

Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about the emission of the photoelectrons from metallic surfaces?

i. all metallic surfaces emits the same number of photoelectrons in a given light

ii. most metallic surfaces emit the same number of photoelectrons in visible and infra-red light

iii. a metallic surface emits photoelectrons only if the frequency of the incident light is higher than its own characteristics threshold frequency

Ai only
Bii only
Ci and ii
Dii and iii
Eiii only
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Question 1085
jamb 1984
What is the cost of running five 50W lamps and four 100W lamps for 10 hours if electrical energy costs 2 kobo per kWh?
AN0.65
BN0.13
CN3.90
DN39.00
EN234.00
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Question 1086
jamb 1984
Radio waves have a velocity of 3 x 108ms-1. A radio station sends out a broadcast on a frequency of 800kHz. The wavelength of the broadcast is
A375.0m
B267.0m
C240.0m
D37.5m
E26.7m
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Question 1087
jamb 1984
Which of the following i. \(\beta\)-particles ii. protons iii. neutrons iv. \(\alpha\)-particles. may be found in light nuclei?
Ai and ii
Bi and iii
Cii and iv
Dii and iii
Ei, ii and iii
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Question 1088
jamb 1984

A device that converts sound energy into electrical energy is?

Athe horn of a motor car
Ban A.C. generator
Ca microphone
Dthe telephone
Eradio waves
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Question 1089
jamb 1984
Cathode rays are
Ahigh-energy electromagnetic waves
Bprotons
Cstreams of electrons
Dneutrons
Eradio waves
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Question 1090
jamb 1984
The spectrum of white light consists of coloured lights arranged in the following order
Ablue, red, green, yellow, indigo, violet, orange
Bred, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Cred, orange, yellow, indigo, green, blue, violet
Dindigo, green, blue, violet, yellow, red, orange
Eyellow, blue, green, violet, orange, indigo, red
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Question 1091
jamb 1984

What is the apparent colour of a RED SHIRT when viewed in PURE green light?

ARed
BGreen
CYellow
DBlack
EBlue
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Question 1092
jamb 1984
If a water pump at Kainji Dam is capable of lifting 1000kg of water through a vertical height of 10m in 10s, the power of the pump is [g = 10ms-2]
A1.0kW
B10.0kW
C12.5kW
D15.0kW
E20.0kW
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Question 1093
jamb 1984
Which of the following is a correct explanation of the inertia of a body?
Aability to overcome the earth's gravity
Breluctance to stop moving
Creadiness to start moving
Dreluctance to start moving and its readiness to stop moving once it has begun to move
Ereluctance to start moving its reluctance to stop moving once it has begun to move
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Question 1094
jamb 1984
A gun of mass 2.0kg fires a bullet of mass 16 x 10 -2kg due East. If the bullet leaves the nozzle of the gun with a velocity of 150ms-1, what is the recoil velocity of the gun?
A150ms-1 due West
B1.2 x 10-4ms-1 due West
C1.2ms-1 due West
D1.2ms-1 due East
E150ms-1 due East
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Question 1095
jamb 1984

The electromotive force obtained from a simple dynamo may be increased by

Aincreasing the cross-sectional area of the coil
Bwinding the coil on a soft-iron armature so as to decrease the magnetic flux through the coil
Cincreasing the speed of rotation
Dmaking the field magnet longer
Eusing low-resistance copper coils
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Question 1096
jamb 1984

A coin is placed at the bottom of a cube of glass t cm thick. If the refractive index of the glass is \(\mu\), how high does the coin appear to be raised to an observer looking perpendicularly into the glass?

A\(\frac{1}{t - \mu}\)
B\(\frac{t(\mu - I)}{\mu}\)
Ct (1 + \(\frac{1}{\mu}\))
D-\(\mu\)
E\(\mu\)t
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Question 1097
jamb 1984
Which of the following statements about the compound microscope and astronomical telescope is (are) correct? i. the final image of a compound microscope is located at infinity ii. the final image of the astronomical telescope is always erect iii. the objective lens of a compound microscope has a very short focal length
Ai only
Bii only
Ciii only
Di and iii
Eii and iii
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Question 1098
jamb 1984
Which of the following properties of matter CANNOT be utilized for temperature measurement? The
Alength of a liquid column
Bvolume of a gas at constant pressure
Cpressure of a gas at constant volume
Dresistance of a metallic wire
Ecurrent produced in a photoelectric effect
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Question 1099
jamb 1984

A given mass of an ideal gas occupies a volume V at a temperature T and under a pressure p. If the pressure is increased to 2p and the temperature reduced to \(\frac{1}{2T}\), then the percentage change in the volume of the gas is

A0%
B25%
C75%
D300%
E400%
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Question 1100
jamb 1984
Heat is supplied uniformly at the rate of 100W to 1.0 x 10-2kg of a liquid for 20 seconds. If the temperature of the liquid rises by 5oC, then the specific heat capacity of the liquid is
A2.0 x 102Jkg-1k-1
B2.0 x 102Jkg-1
C4.0 x 104Jkg-1k-1
D4.0 x 104kg-1
E8.4 x 103Jkg-1k-1
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