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Question 11
jamb 2020

When a sound wave passes from air into water its 

Aspeed and frequency increases but its wavelength remains the same
Bspeed and wavelength increases but its frequency remains the same
Cspeed decreases
Dspeed increases but its frequency and wavelength decreases
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Question 12
jamb 2020

One of the following readings represents the measurement of the length of a metal rod using vernier callipers. Taking the reading accuracy into consideration, the most likely one is 

A5.16cm
B5.165cm
C5.0cm
D5.160cm
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Question 13
jamb 2020

A solid weighs 4.8g in air, 2.8g in water and 3.2g in Kerosine. The ratio of density of the solid to that of the kerosine is 

A2
B\(\frac{3}{2}\)
C\(\frac{2}{3}\)
D3
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Question 14
jamb 2020

A transformer has 300 turns of wire in the primary coil and 30 turns in the secondary coil. If the input voltage is 100 volts, the output voltage is 

A5 volts
B10 volts
C15 volts
D20 volts
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Question 15
jamb 2020

Tha mass of a proton is approximately equal to that of 

Aan \(\alpha\)-particle
Ba \(\beta\)-Particle
Ca neutron
Dan electron
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Question 16
jamb 2020

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
BN0.39
CN3.90
DN0.13
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Question 17
jamb 2020

Which of the following can be described as high tension transmission? 

AHigh resistance and low voltage
BLow current and high voltage
CHigh current and low voltage
DHigh current and low resistance
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Question 18
jamb 2020

If a source of solid is moving, a stationary listener will hear a sound of different frequency. This is called?

Adoppler effect
Bresonance
Cultra sound
Drarefaction
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Question 19
jamb 2020

Natural radioactivity consists of emission?

 

 

A\(\alpha\)-particles and \(\beta\)-rays
B\(\alpha\)-particles and X-rays
C\(\gamma\)-ray and X-rays
D\(\alpha\)-particles and \(\beta\)-rays and \(\gamma\)-rays
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Question 20
jamb 2020

Which of the following statements on the use of X-rays is incorrect? X-rays are used

AIn a hospital to obtain photographs of tissues and bones in the body
BFor the treatment of malignant growths like cancer cells
CIn detecting fingerprints
DTo reveal hidden flaws in metal castings and welded joints work of art
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Question 21
jamb 2020

The effect of closing the key K in the circuit shown in the figure above would be to?

Aincrease the current by 0.4A
Breduce the current by 0.4A
Cincrease the current by 0.6A
Dreduce the current by 0.6A
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Question 22
jamb 2020

In the study of Physics, temperature and heat are often confused with each other. Which of the following statements correctly defines these two elements?

 

ATemperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance
BHeat is a measure of the total kinetic energy of the molecules in a system
CDifferent materials require different amounts of heat to cause a given change in temperature
DAll of the above
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Question 23
jamb 2020

Which of the following statements about radioactivity is true?

(i) Alpha particle is positively charged

(ii) Beta particle is negatively charged

(iii) Gamma ray is neutral

(iv) Beta particle has the  same mass as helium atom

(v) Gamma ray is charged. 

Ai, ii, iii, iv only
Bi, ii, iii only
Civ and v only
Di, ii and v only
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Question 24
jamb 2020

In what range of temperature is the expansion of water anomalous?

A+208\(^o\)C to +212\(^o\)C
B-80\(^o\)C + -76\(^o\)C
C0\(^o\)C to +4\(^o\)C
D-4\(^o\)C to +0\(^o\)C
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Question 25
jamb 2020

If in a simple pendulum experiment the length of the inextensible string is increased by a factor of four, its period is increased by a factor of?

A4
B\(\frac{\pi}{2}\)
C\(\frac{1}{4}\)
D2
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Question 26
jamb 2020

A machine gun with a mass of 5kg fires a 50g bullet at a speed of 100 ms\(^{-1}\). The recoil speed of the machine gun is 

A0.5 ms\(^{-1}\)
B1.5 ms\(^{-1}\)
C1 ms\(^{-1}\)
D2ms\(^-1\)
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Question 27
jamb 2020

The force required to make an object of mass m, travelling with velocity v, turn in a circle of radius r is

A\(\frac{mv^2}{r}\)
B\(\frac{mr^2}{x}\)
C\(\frac{mr}{v}\)
D\(\frac{mv}{r^2}\)
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Question 28
jamb 2020

A few grains of table salt were put in a cup of cold water, kept at constant temperature and left undistributed. Eventually all the water tested salty. This action is due to?

Aconvection
Bosmosis
Ccapillarity
Ddiffusion
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