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Question 21
waec 2020

The material used to slow down the neutrons in a nuclear reactor is 
 

Aboron
Bcopper
Cgraphite
Duranium
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Question 22
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The depolarising agent in a Leclanche cell is?

Acarbon  rod
Bammonium chloride
Cmanganese (IV) oxide
Dzinc plate 
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Question 23
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Which of the following waves requires a material medium for its propagation?

ARadio waves
BLight waves
CSound waves
DX-rays
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Question 24
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The average distance moved by a molecule between collisions is called

Amolecular distance
Bintermolecular distance
Cmean distance
Dmean free path
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Question 25
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Which of the following machines does not apply the lever principle?

AClaw hammer
BWheelbarrow
CSingle pulley
Dsugar tong
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Question 26
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How would the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor be affected if the distance of separation of its plates is decreased? It will

Aincrease in value
Bdecrease slightly
Cremain unchanged
Ddrop to zero
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Question 27
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An image formed on a screen is always?

Ainverted
Bmagnified
Cupright
Dvirtual
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Question 28
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The volume of a fixed mass of a gas varies inversely as the pressure on it provided the temperature is constant. This statement is

APressure law
BCharles law
CBoyle's law
DGeneral gas law
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Question 29
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The quantity of motion of a body is its

Aacceleration
Bdisplacement
Cmometum
Dvelocity
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Question 30
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In collision between two objects, kinetic energy is conserved only if

Aone of the objects was initially at rest
Bpotential energy is converted to work
Cthe collision is inelastic
Dthe collision is elastic
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Question 31
jamb 2020

A substance has half of 3 min. After 6 min, the count rate was observed to be 400. What was its count rate at zero time? 

A1600
B1200
C200
D2400
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Question 32
jamb 2020

Which of the following pairs is part of the electromagnetic spectrum? 

I. Radio waves

II. sound waves

III. Gamma rays

IV. water waves

AI and II
BIII and IV
CI and III
DII and IV
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Question 33
jamb 2020

In which of the following diagrams is the length of the tube equal to one wavelength? 

Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
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Question 34
jamb 2020

Which of the following instruments consumes the highest current?

I. Electric iron

II. Television set

III. Torchlight

IV. Immersion heater

250v

220v

6v

110v

1kW

110W

30W

500W

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 35
jamb 2020

In the figure, the value of R is 

A3\(\Omega\) 
B6\(\Omega\) 
C4\(\Omega\) 
D5\(\Omega\) 
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Question 36
jamb 2020

In an experiment in which molten naphthalene is allowed to cool, the cooling curve i n the figure was obtained. The temperature 80\(^o\)C is known as the 

Acooling temperature
Bboiling point
Cmelting point
Dvaporization point
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Question 37
jamb 2020

The fiqure above represents a block-and-tackle pulley system on which an effort of W Newtons supports a load of 120.0N. If the efficiency of the machine is 40\(^o\), then the value of W is 

A28.0N
B48.0N
C288.0N
D50.0N
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Question 38
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Two divers G and H are at depths 20m and 40m, respectively below the water surface in a lake. The pressure on G is p\(_1\) while the pressure on H is P\(_2\), If the atmospheric pressure is equivalent to 10m of water, then the value of P\(_2\)/P\(_1\) is?

 

A0.50
B0.60
C1.67
D2.00
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Question 39
jamb 2020

Heat is supplied uniformly at the rate of 100W to 1.0 x 10\(^{-2}\)kg of a liquid for 20 seconds. If the temperature of the liquid rises by 5\(^o\)C, then the specific heat capacity of the liquid is 

A2.0 x 10\(^2\)Jkg\(^-1\)K\(^-1\)
B2.0 x 10\(^2\)Jkg\(^-1\)
C4.0 x 10\(^4\)Jkg\(^-1\)K\(^-1\)
D4.0 x 10\(^4\)Jkg\(^-1\)
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Question 40
jamb 2020

The lower and upper fixed points marked on a Mercury-in-glass thermometer are 210mm apart. The end of the mercury column in the tube is 49mm above the lower fixed point in a room. What is the temperature of the room in degrees Celsius? 

A55.3\(^o\)C
B23.3\(^o\)C
C49.0\(^o\)C
D16.43\(^o\)C
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