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Question 341
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Which of the current-voltage characteristics shown above is that exhibited an ohmic conductor? 

 

 

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Question 342
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The velocity of sound in air at 15°C is 340ms\(^{-1}\). Calculate the velocity at 47\(^o\)C

A790ms\(^{-1}\)
B602ms\(^{-1}\)
C358ms\(^{-1}\)
D322ms\(^{-1}\)
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Question 343
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A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery is subsequently disconnected. lf the plates of the capacitor are moved farther apart by means of insulating handles, the

Acapacitance would increase
Bcapacitance would decrease
Ccharge on the capacitor would increase
Dcharge on the capacitor would decrease
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Question 344
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A beam consisting of \(\alpha\)-particles. \(\beta\)-particles and \(\gamma\)-rays pass through a magnetic field at right angles to the direction of the field. Which of the following observations would be made about the \(\alpha\)-particles, \(\beta\)-particles, and \(\gamma\)-rays respectively?

ADeflected, deflected, deflected
BDeflected, deflected, not deflected
CDeflected, not deflected, deflected
DNot deflected, deflected, deflected
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Question 345
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A moving-coil galvanometer which gives a full-scale on deflection with 0.005A is converted to a voltmeter reading up to 5V using an external resistance of 975\(\Omega\). What is the resistance of the metre?

A0.25\(\Omega\)
B2.50\(\Omega\)
C25.00\(\Omega\)
D250.00\(\Omega\)
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Question 346
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The length of an iron bar is 100cm at 20°C. At what temperature will its length increase by 0.01%? [Linear expansivity of iron = 1.2 x 10\(^{-5}\)°C]

A48.0°C
B38.0°C
C28.3°C
D23.0°C
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Question 347
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 A 60kg man stands on a weighing balance in an elevator. If the elevator accelerates upwards at 5ms\(^{-2}\), determine the reading of the scale. [g = 10ms\(^{-2}\)]
 

A300N
B600N
C800N
D900N
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Question 348
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A ray of light traveling from glass into ethyl alcohol is incident at the boundary at an angle of incidence 30\(^o\). Calculate the angle of refraction.

[Refractive index of glass =1.5; refractive index of ethyl alcohol = 1.36]
 

A27\(^o\)
B33.5\(^o\)
C51.7\(^o\)
D72.8\(^o\)
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Question 349
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Two identical cups containing the same volume of water at 45°C and 5°C, are left in a room at 25°C. Which of the following graphs correctly illustrates the variation of temperature with time?

Two identical cups containing the same volume of water at 45°C and 5°C, are  left in a room at 25°C. Which of the following graphs correctly illustrates  the variation of temperature with

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Question 350
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The earpiece of a telephone handset converts energy from

Aelectrical to sound
Bsound to electrical
Csound to electrical
Dsound to radio wave
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Question 351
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An electrical device has 50 turns in its primary coil  and 20 turns in the secondary coil. The device can be a\an?

 

Astep-up transformer
Bstep-down transformer
Cd.c generator
Da.c generator
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Question 352
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The diagram above illustrates a beam of parallel rays from a distant object O, incident on one side of the total reflecting prism. Which diagram does not represent the correct path of the beam when it emerges from the prism?

AW
BX
CY
DZ
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Question 353
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Which of the following statements explain why hot soapy water is more effective in cleaning oil-stained dishes?

 
 

AThe oil on the dishes repels the soap
Bsoap and heat decrease the surface tension of oil
Csoap increases the surface tension of oil and water
DHot water increases the surface tension of oil
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Question 354
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The material used to slow down the neutrons in a nuclear reactor is 
 

Aboron
Bcopper
Cgraphite
Duranium
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Question 355
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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 356
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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 357
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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 358
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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 359
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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 360
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An image formed on a screen is always?

Ainverted
Bmagnified
Cupright
Dvirtual
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