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Question 11

jamb 1983

1,000 identical drops of oil of density 500kgm-3 have a total mass of 5 x 10-4kg. One of the drops forms a thin film of area 0.5m2 on water. The thickness of the film is

A2 x 10^-8m

B2 x 10^-9m

C2 x 10^-7m

D3 x 10^-9m

E2.8 x 10^-8m

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Question 12

jamb 1983

a force of 16N applied 4.0kg block that is at rest on a smooth, horizontal surface. What is the velocity of the block at t = 5 seconds?

A4ms^-1

B10ms^-1

C20ms^-1

D50ms^-1

E80ms^-1

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Question 13

jamb 1983

Of the following derived units, the one that is not a unit of power is

Ajoule/second

Bampere volt

Campere²volt

Dvolts²/ohm

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Question 14

jamb 1983

A piece of wood is floating on water. The forces acting on the wood are

Aupthrust and reaction

Bweight and reaction

Cweight and upthrust

Dupthrust and viscousity

Eweight and viscousity

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Question 15

jamb 1983

Ripples on water are similar to light waves in that they both

Ahave the same wavelength

Bare longitudinal

Ccannot be reflected

Dtravel at the same speed

Ecan be refracted and diffracted

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Question 16

jamb 1983

The electrochemical equivalent of a metal is 0.126 x 10^-6 kgC^-1. The mass of the metal that a current of 5A will deposit from a suitable bath in 1 hour is

A0.0378 x 10 ^-3kg

B0.227 x 10 ^-3kg

C0.378 x 10 ^-3kg

D0.595 x 10 ^-3kg

E2.268 x 10 ^-3kg

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Question 17

jamb 1983

A 24V potential difference is applied across a parallel combination of four 6-ohms resistor, The current in each resistor is

A1A

B4A

C16A

D18A

E36A

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Question 18

jamb 1983

The linear expansivity of brass is 2 x 10^-5 ^oC^-1. If the volume of a piece of brass is 10cm³ at 0^oC, what will be its volume at 100^oC?

A10.02cm³

B10.04cm³

C10.06cm³

D10.20cm³

E102.00cm³

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Question 19

jamb 1983

A milliameter with full scale deflection of 10mA has an internal resistance of 5 ohms. It would be converted to an ammeter with a full scale deflection of 1A by connecting a resistance of

A\(\frac{5}{99}\)ohms in series with it

B\(\frac{5}{99}\)ohms in parallel with it

C\(\frac{99}{5}\)ohms in series with it

D\(\frac{99}{5}\)ohms in parallel with it

E2 ohms in series with it

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Question 20

jamb 1983

Which of the following arrangements in the sequence shown can be used to obtain a pure spectrum of white light?

Asource, slit, converging lens, prism, converging lens, screen.

Bsource, slit, diverging lens, prism, diverging lens, screen.

Csource, converging lens, prism, diverging lens, screen.

Dsource, slit, prism, diverging lens, converging lens, screen.

Esource, slit, prism, diverging lens, sreen.

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Question 21

jamb 1983

A man of mass 50kg ascends a flight of stairs 5m high in 5 seconds. If acceleration due to gravity is 10ms-2, the power expended is?

A100W

B200W

C250W

D400W

E500W

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Question 22

jamb 1983

Which of the following conditions are necessary and sufficient for total internal reflection to take place at the boundary between two optical media? i. light is passing from optically denser medium to optically less dense medium. ii. light is passing from optically less dense medium to optically denser medium. iii. angle of incidence is greater. iv. angle of incidence is lesser

Ai and ii only

Bii and iii only

Cii and iv only

Di and iii only

Eii and iv only

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Question 23

jamb 1983

A train has an initial velocity of 44ms^-1 and an acceleration of -4ms^-1. Its velocity after 10 seconds is

A2ms^-1

B4ms^-1

C8ms^-1

D12ms^-1

E16ms^-1

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Question 24

jamb 1983

If the pressure on 100cm3 of an ideal gas is doubled while its kelvin temperature is halved, then the new volume of the gas will become

A25cm³

B50cm³

C100cm³

D200cm³

E400cm³

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Question 25

jamb 1983

The range of wavelengths of the visible spectrum is 400nm - 700nm. The wavelength of gamma rays is

Alonger than 700nm

Bshorter than 700nm but longer then 400nm

C550nm

Dshorter than 400nm

Einfinite

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Question 26

jamb 1983

Which of the following statements about defects of vision is/are CORRECT? i. for a long sighted person, close objects appear blurred. ii. for a short sighted person, distant objects appear blurred. iii. short sight is corrected by using a pair of converging lenses.

Ai only

Bii only

Ci and ii only

Dii and iii only

Ei, ii and iii

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Question 27

jamb 1983

which of the following is NOT correct? i. the pitch of a sound note depends on the frequency of vibrations. ii. the intensity of a sound note is proportional to the amplitude of vibrations. iii. beats are produced by two sources of sound because one wave is travelling faster than the other. iv. when two sources of sound of frequencies 500Hz and 502Hz are sounded together, a beat frequency of 2Hz is observed. v. the first harmonic of a tone have double the frequency of the fundamental note.

Ai and ii

Bii and iii

Ci and iii

Diii and iv

Eiv and v

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Question 28

jamb 1983

A ship travelling towards a cliff receives the echo of its whistle after 3.5 seconds. A short while later, it receives the echo after 2.5 seconds. If the speed of sound in air under the prevalling condition is 250ms ^-1, how much closer is the ship to the cliff?

A10m

B125m

C175m

D350m

E1,000m

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Question 29

jamb 1983

Which of the following statements is true about liquid pressure is NOT correct? The pressure

Aat a point in a liquid is proportional to the depth

Bat any point in a liquid is the same at the same level

Cis exerted equally in all directions at any point

Dof a liquid at any point on the wall of its container acts in a direction perpendicular to the wall

Eat a particular depth depends on the shape of the vessel

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Question 30

jamb 1983

If relative density of a metal is 19, what will be the mass of 20cm3 of the metal when immersed in water?

A380g

B400g

C360g

D39g

E180g

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