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Question 1451

waec 2001

An object weight 10N immersed in a liquid displaces a quantity of the liquid. If the liquid displaced weighs 6N, determine the upthrust of the object

A20N

B10N

C6N

D4N

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Question 1452

waec 2001

A spring balance,which is suspended from the roof of a lift, carries a mass of 1kg at its free end. If the lift accelerates upwards at 2.5ms^-2, determine the reading on the spring balance. [g = 10ms^-2]

A24.0N

B12.5N

C7.5N

D4.0N

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Question 1453

waec 2001

Which of the following physical processes cannot be explained by the molecular theory of matter?

Aevaporation

Bthermal conduction

Cradiation of heat

Dconvectional current of fliuds

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Question 1454

jamb 2001

Which of the following graphs correctly represents the variation of mass of a given material deposited with time for constant current in Faraday's Law of Electrolysis?

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Question 1455

jamb 2001

What is the angle of dip at the magnetic equator

A\( 45^{\circ} \)

B\( 0^{\circ} \)

C\( 90^{\circ} \)

D\( 180^{\circ} \)

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Question 1456

jamb 2001

A bread toaster uses a current of 4A when plugged in a 240V line. it takes 1 minute to toast slices of bread. what is the energy consumed by the toaster

A5.76 x 10⁴J

B1.60 x 10⁴J

C3.60 x 10³J

D1.60 x 10²J

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Question 1457

jamb 2001

Find the frequencies of the first three harmonics of a piano string of length 1.5m, if the velocity of the wave on the string is 120ms-1

A40Hz, 80Hz, 120Hz

B80Hz, 160Hz, 240Hz

C180Hz, 360Hz, 540Hz

D369Hz, 180Hz, 90Hz

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Question 1458

jamb 2001

In the diagram above, determine the r.m.s current

A31A

B48A

C60A

D80A

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Question 1459

jamb 2001

In the circuit diagram above , the ammeter reads a current of 3A when R is 5Ω and 6A when R is 2Ω. Determine the value of x

A8Ω

B2Ω

C10Ω

D4Ω

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Question 1460

jamb 2001

The diagram above shows a closed side 0.5m in a uniform electric field E in the direction shown by the arrows. What is the flux Φ for the box?

A0.5 E

B2.0 E

C0.2 E

D0.0 E

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Question 1461

jamb 2001

The diagram above shows the capacitors C\(_1\), C\(_2\) and C\(_3\) 2μF, 6μF and 3μF respectively. The potential difference across C\(_1\), C\(_2\) and C\(_3\) respectively are

A4V, 6V and 2V

B2V, 6V and 4V

C6V, 4V and 2V

D6V, 2V and 4V

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Question 1462

jamb 2001

The diagram above shows two capacitors P and Q of capacitance 2μF and 4μF respectively connected to a d.c source. The ratio of energy stored in P to Q is

A4:1

B2:1

C1:4

D1:2

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Question 1463

jamb 2001

In the diagram above , the current I is

A³/₈

B⁹/₁₁

C¹¹/₉

D⁸/₃

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Question 1464

jamb 2001

If ray travelling in air is incident on a transparent medium as shown in the diagram, the refractive index of the medium is given as

Acosα / sinβ

Bsinα / sinβ

Ccosβ / sinα

Dsinβ / sinα

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Question 1465

jamb 2001

The diagram above is a block and tackle pulley system in which an effort of 80N is use to lift a load of 240N. The efficiency of the machine is

A60%

B50%

C40%

D33%

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Question 1466

jamb 2001

In the diagram above, which of the simple pendula will resonate with P when set into oscillation

CR and T

DQ and R

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Question 1467

jamb 2001

The magnetic force on a charged particle moving with velocity v is

Aproportional to both the magnitude of the charge and the velocity v

Bindependent of the magnitude of the charge

Cproportional to the velocity v only

Dproportional to the magnitude of the charge only

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Question 1468

jamb 2001

A capacitor of 20 x 10\(^{-12}\)F and an inductor are joined in series. The value of the inductance that will give the circuit a resonance frequency of 200 kHz is

A\(\frac{I}{16}\) H

B\(\frac{I}{8}\) H

C\(\frac{I}{64}\) H

D\(\frac{I}{32}\) H

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Question 1469

jamb 2001

Energy losses through eddy currents are reduced by using

Alow resistance wires

Binsulated soft iron wires

Cfew turns of wires

Dhigh resistance wires

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Question 1470

jamb 2001

A transistor function mainly as a

Aswitch and amplifier

Brectifier and an amplifier

Ccharge storer and an amplifier

Dcharge storer and a switch

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