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Question 21
jamb 2003
A 90cm uniform lever has a load of 30N suspended at 15cm from one of its ends. If the fulcrum is at the center of gravity, the force that must be applied at its other end to keep it in horizontal equilibrium is
A15N
B20N
C30N
D60N
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Question 22
jamb 2003
A piece of stone attached to one end of a string is whirled round in a horizontal circle and the string suddenly cuts. The stone will fly off in a direction
Aperpendicular to the circular path
Bparallel to the circular path
Ctangential to the circular path
Dtowards the center of the circle
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Question 23
jamb 2003

The stylus of a phonograph record exerts a force of 7.7 x 10\(^{-2}\)N on a groove of radius 10\(^{-5}\)m. Compute the pressure exerted by the stylus on the groove

A2.45 x 108 Nm-2
B3.45 x 108 Nm-2
C4.90 x 108 Nm-2
D2.42 x 108 Nm-2
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Question 24
jamb 2003
Water does not drop through an open umbrella of silk materials unless the inside of the umbrella is touched. This is due to
Acapilarity
Bosmotic pressure
Cviscosity
Dsurface tension
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Question 25
jamb 2003
If an object just begins to slide on a surface inclined at 30o to the horizontal,the coefficient of friction is
A√3
B√3/2
C1/√2
D1/√3
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Question 26
jamb 2003
A hose of cross-sectional area 0.5m2 is used to discharge water from a water tanker at a velocity of 60ms-1 in 20s into a container. If the container is filled completely, the volume of the container is
A240m3
B600m 3
C2400m 3
D6000m3
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Question 27
jamb 2003

The length of piece of glass block was measured by means of a vernier calliper as shown above. The length of the glass block is

A1.63 cm
B1.64 cm
C1.65 cm
D1. 66 cm
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Question 28
jamb 2003

A test tube of radius 1.0cm is loaded to 8.8g. If is placed upright in water, find the depth to which it would sink

A2.8cm
B5.2cm
C25.5cm
D28.0cm
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Question 29
jamb 2003
On top of a spiral spring of the force constant 500Nm-1 is placed a mass of 5 x 10-3 kg. If the spring is compressed downwards by a length of 0.02m and then released, calculate the height to which the mass is projected
A8 m
B4 m
C2 m
D1 m
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