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Question 21
waec 2007

The term rectilinear acceleration means the rate of increase of

Avelocity along a circular path in a unit time
Bdistance along a rectangular path in a unit time
Cdisplacement along a straight-line path in a unit time
Dvelocity along a straight-line path in a unit time
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Question 22
waec 2007

An object of mass 2 kg moves with a uniform speed of 10ms-1 for 5s along a straight path. Determine the magnitude of its acceleration

A0 ms-2
B1 ms-2
C3 ms-2
D4 ms-2
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Question 23
waec 2007

a body moving at a constant speed accelerates when it is in

Arectilinear motion
Btranslational motion
Ccircular motion
Dvibrational motion
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Question 24
waec 2007

A mass of mass m, experiences a viscous drag, F and an upthrust, U as he descends towards the ground at a steady velocity, Using a parachute. If the acceleration of free fall is g, which of the following expressions is correct?

AFU = mg
BU + F - mg = 0
CU - F = mg
DF - U - mg = 0
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Question 25
waec 2007
Which of the following statements about solid friction are correct? It i. is a force ii. occurs between the surfaces of two bodies in contact iii. depends on the area in contact
Ai and ii only
Bi adnd iii only
Cii and iii only
Di, ii and iii
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Question 26
waec 2007

A liquid of volume 2.00 m3 and density 1.00 x 103 is mixed with 3.00 m3 of another liquid of density 8.00 x 103kg m-3. Calculate the density of the mixture [Assuming there is no chemical reaction]

A5.20 x 102 kg m-2
B1.13 x 103 kg m-3
C8.80 x 102 kg m-3
D5.20 x 103 kg m-3
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Question 27
waec 2007
Which of the following physical quantities is correctly paired with it's corresponding S.I unit?
Adensity[kg m3]
Bpower[Js-1]
Cspecific latent heat [J kg-1K-1
DPressure [Nm-1]
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Question 28
waec 2007
Which of the following observations is not an effect of surface tension?
Adroplets of water dripping slowly from a tap
Bmercury spilled on a clean glass plate forms spherical droplets
Can indect walking across the surface of a pond
Dwater flowing out more easily then engine oil from a container
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Question 29
jamb 2007

A photon of wavelength 6.0 x 10\(^{-7}\) m behaves like a particle of a certain mass. The value of that mass is [h = 6.63 x 10\(^{-34}\) Js, c = 3.0 x 10\(^8\) ms\(^{-1}\)]

A3.5 x 10\(^{-36}\)kg
B2.2 x 10\(^{-35}\)kg
C1.1 x 10\(^{-35}\)kg
D2.2 x 10\(^{-7}\) kg
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Question 30
jamb 2007

A radioactive substance has a half life of 20 days. What fraction of the original radioactive nuclei will remain after 80 days?

A\( \frac{1}{32} \)
B\( \frac{1}{16} \)
C\( \frac{1}{8} \)
D\( \frac{1}{4} \)
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Question 31
jamb 2007

A 120V, 60W lamp is to be operated on 220V ac supply mains. calculate the value of non inductive resistance that would be required to ensure that the lamp is run on correct value

A100Ω
B200Ω
C300Ω
D500Ω
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Question 32
jamb 2007
Lenz's law is a law of conservation of
Aelectric charge
Belectric current
CEnergy
DMomentum
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Question 33
jamb 2007

Two long parallel wires X and Y carry currents 3A and 5A each. if the force experienced by unit length is 5 x 10-5N. the force per unit length experienced by wire Y is

A3 x 10-5
B3 x 10-6
C5 x 105
D5 x 10-5
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Question 34
jamb 2007

The instrument that measures both ac and dc is called

AA current balance
Ba moving coil ammenter
Ca moving iron ammeter
Dan inverter
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Question 35
jamb 2007

A 40KW electric cable was used to transmit electricity through a resistor of resistance 2.00Ω at 800V. The power loss as internal energy is

A4.0 x 102W
B5.0 x 102W
C4.0 x 103W
D5.0 x 103W
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Question 36
jamb 2007

A conductor has a diameter of 1.00mm and length of 2.00m. If the resistance of the material is 0.1Ω, the resistivity is

A2.55 * 105 Ωm
B2.55 * 103 Ωm
C3.93 * 10-6 Ωm
D3.93 * 10-8 Ωm
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Question 37
jamb 2007
If two charged plates are maintained at a potential difference of 3 kv, the work done in taking a charge of 600µc across the field is
A0.8j
B1.8j
C9.0j
D18.0j
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Question 38
jamb 2007

The difference observed in solids, liquids and gases can be accounted for by

AThe different molecules in each of them
BThe spaces and forces acting between the molecules
CThier melting points
DTheir relative massess
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Question 39
jamb 2007
Which of the following gas laws is equivalent to the work done?
ABoyle' law
BCharles law
CPressure law
Dvan der Waal's law
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Question 40
jamb 2007
A string of length 4m is extended by 0.02m when a load of 0.4kg is suspended at its end. What will be the length of the string when the applied force is 15N?
A4.05m
B4.08m
C5.05m
D6.08m
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