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Question 11
jamb 2022

For a pear-shaped conductor shown above, the concentration of charge on the outside is highest at?

AX
BZ
CY
DK
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Question 12
jamb 2022

A current of 0.5 A flows through a resistor when connected to a 40 V battery. How much energy is dispatched in 2 minutes?

A2400 J
B9600 J
C1500 J
D1200 J
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Question 13
jamb 2022

According to kinetic molecular model in gases,

Athe particles are closely packed together; they occupy minimum space are usually arranged in a regular pattern
Bthe particles vibrate about fixed positions and are held together by the strong intermolecular bonds between them
Cthe molecules are very far apart and occupy all the spaces made available to them
Dthe particles occur in clusters with molecules slightly further apart
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Question 14
jamb 2022

A magnet relay is a device used for?

Areading the magnitude of magnetic flux
Bcontrolling another circuit carrying larger current
Cturning in sports
Dstoring magnetic field
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Question 15
jamb 2022

When the plate area of a capacitor increases?

Athe voltage can withstand increase
Bthe capacitance decreases
Cthe capacitance is unaffected
Dthe capacitance increases
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Question 16
jamb 2022

A tuning fork having a frequency of 312 Hz emits a wave which has a wavelength of 1.10 m. Calculate the velocity of sound

A312.0 ms\(^{-1}\)
B110.0 ms\(^{-1}\)
C343.2 ms\(^{-1}\)
D686.4 ms\(^{-1}\)
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Question 17
jamb 2022

A person standing waist-deep in a swimming pool appears to have short legs because of light?

Adiffraction
Brefraction
Creflection
Dinterference
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Question 18
jamb 2022

The secondary pigments consist of?

Ablue, green, and violet
Byellow, green, and magenta
Cmagenta, yellow, and cyan
Dred, green, and blue
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Question 19
jamb 2022

An isotope has an initial activity of 120 Bq. 6 days later its activity is 15 Bq. The half-life is? 

A3 days
B2 days
C1 day
D4 days
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Question 20
jamb 2022

Which of the following liquid is a poor conductor of electricity?

ADistilled water
BTap water
CSea water
DDrinking water
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Question 21
jamb 2022

A cell whose internal resistance is 0.55\(\Omega\) delivers a current of 4 A to an external resistor. The lost voltage of the cell is?

A4.00 V
B2.20 V
C0.15 V
D8.00 V
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Question 22
jamb 2022

Which of the following is not a consequence of hydrogen bubbles covering the copper plate of a primary cell?

Aformation of hydrogen bubbles on the electrode
Bincrease in the resistance of the cell
Clocal action
Dpolarization
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Question 23
jamb 2022

The relationship between the coefficient of linear expansion \(\alpha\) and volumetric expansion (\(\gamma\)) is-----------------

A\(\gamma\) = \(\alpha ^{-3}\)
B\(\gamma\) = \(\alpha\)
C3\(\alpha\)
D\(\gamma\) = \(\alpha ^{3}\)
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Question 24
jamb 2022

A car starts from rest and covers a distance of 40 m in 10 s. Calculate the magnitude of its acceleration

A3.20 ms\(^{-2}\)
B0.25 ms\(^{-2}\)
C0.80 ms\(^{-2}\)
D4.00 ms\(^{-2}\)
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Question 25
jamb 2022

Tyres are treaded to?

Aincrease weight of tyres
Bincrease friction
Cincrease its longevity
Dlook good
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Question 26
jamb 2022

A bar magnet is placed near and lying along the axis of a solenoid connected to a galvanometer. The pointer of the galvanometer shows no deflection when?

Athe magnet is moved towards the stationary solenoid
Bthere is no relative motion
Cthe magnet is moved away from the stationary solenoid
Dthe solenoid is moved away from the stationary magnet
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Question 27
jamb 2022

An object 40 cm high is 30cm from the pin hole camera. If the height of the image formed is 20 cm. What is the distance of the image from the pin height?

A15 cm
B70 cm
C40 cm
D40 cm
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Question 28
jamb 2022

Consider the wave equation y = 5mm sin [1cm\(^{-1}\)x - 60s\(^{-1}\)t]. The wave number is?

A0.1 cm\(^{-1}\)
B10cm\(^{-1}\)
C1.0cm\(^{-1}\)
D2cm\(^{-1}\)
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Question 29
jamb 2022

A bar magnet is divided into two pieces, which of the following statement is correct?

Atwo new magnets are created
Bthe magnetic field of each separate piece becomes stronger
Cthe electric field is created
Dthe bar magnet is demagnetized
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Question 30
jamb 2022

Which of these is a derived unit?

AKilogram
BMetre
CNewton
DSecond
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