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Question 31
waec 2000

The region around a magnet in which the magnetic influence is experienced is called

Amagnetic flux
Bmagnetic field
Cmagnetic meridian
Dmagnetic declination
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Question 32
waec 2000

An immersion heater is rated 120W. How long does it take the heater to raise the temperature of 1.2kg of water by 15oC. (Assuming heat lost to the surrounding is negligible. Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 Jkg-1K-1C)

A65.0 minutes
B60.0 minutes
C52.5 minutes
D10.5 minutes
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Question 33
waec 2000

In the diagram above, the current passing through the 6\(\Omega\) resistor is 1.5A. Calculate the current in the 3\(\Omega\) resistor

A1.20A
B0.90A
C0.75A
D0.60A
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Question 34
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The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is increased by making the area of the plates

Asmall and their seperation large
Blarge and their seperation small
Cand their seperation small
Dand their seperation equal
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Question 35
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An object is situated within the Earth's gravitational field. Which of the following factor does not affect the acceleration of free fall g?

Athe distance of the object from the centre of the earth
Bthe latitude of the earth on which the object is situated
Crotation of the earth
Dthe mass of the object
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Question 36
waec 2000

the factor which enables the ear to distinguish between a note played on different instruments is the

Apitch
Bspeed
Charmonics
Dloudness
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Question 37
waec 2000

loudness increases as a vibrating tuning fork is brought nearer the end of a pipe containing air column due to

Aresonance
Becho
Creverberation
Ddiffraction
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Question 38
waec 2000

A turning fork of frequency 600Hz is sounded over a closed resonance tube. If the first and second resonant positions are 0.130m and 0.413m respectively, calculate the speed of sound in air

A508.4ms-1
B480.0ms-1
C339.6ms-1
D169.8ms-1
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Question 39
waec 2000

In which of the following media does sound travel faster?

Awater
Bbrass
Cair
Dwood
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Question 40
waec 2000

When white light passes through a triangular glass prism, there is dispersion because of

Adiffraction of light
Bpolarisation of light
Cthe difference in speed of the components of light
Dthe interference of light waves in glass
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Question 41
waec 2000

A simple microscope forms an image 10cm from an eye close to the lens. If the object is 6cm from the eye, calculate the focal length of the lens

A3.75cm
B4.00cm
C15.00cm
D16.00cm
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Question 42
waec 2000

A concave mirror can be used to produce a parallel beam of light if a lighted bulb is placed

Abetween its focus and the pole
Bat its focus
Cat its centre of curveture
Dbetween its focus and centre of curvature
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Question 43
waec 2000

In the diagram above, an incident ray AY makes an angle of 30o with the normal XY. If the mirror is rotated anticlockwise about Y through an angle of 20o, while AY is fixed, what angle will the reflected ray now make with the incident ray?

A70o
B80o
C100o
D120o
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Question 44
waec 2000

A wave has an amplitude equal to 4.0m, angular speed \(\frac{1}{3} \pi\) rads-1 and phase angle \(\frac{2}{3} \pi\) rad. The displacement y of the wave particle is given as

Ay = 4 sin \(\frac{\pi}{3}\)(t + 2)
By = 4 sin \(\frac{\pi}{3}\)(t + \(\frac{2}{\pi}\)
Cy = 4 sin \(\frac{\pi}{3} (2t + 1)\)
Dy = 4 sin \(\frac{\pi}{3}\) (t + 1)
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Question 45
waec 2000

A periodic pulse travels a distance of 20.0m in 1.00s. If its frequency is 2.0 x 103Hz. Calculate the wavelength.

A1.0 x 10-3m
B1.0 x 10-2m
C2.0 x 10-2m
D1.0 x 102m
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Question 46
waec 2000

The temperature at which the saturated vapour pressure of a liquid is equal to the external atmospheric pressure is known as its

Adew point
Bboiling point
Clower fixed point
Dtripple point
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Question 47
waec 2000

The mass of water vapour in a given volume of air is 0.05g at 20oC, while the mass of water vapour required to saturate it at the same temperature is 0.15g. Calculate the relative humidity of the air

A3.33%
B5.55%
C33.33%
D55.55%
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Question 48
waec 2000

A piece of metal of mass 50g is cooled from 80oC to 20oC. Calculate the amount of heat lost. (specific heat capacity of the material of metal = 450Jkg-1K-1)

A4.50 x 103J
B2.25 x 103J
C1.80 x 103J
D1.35 x 103J
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Question 49
waec 2000

The volume and pressure of a given mass of gas at 27oC are 76cm3 and 80cm of mercury respectively. Calculate the volume at s.t.p

A36.2cm3
B72.8cm3
C100.0cm3
D808.9cm3
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Question 50
waec 2000

The diagram shows the variation of volume V of a glass with temperature at the point X is

A-32oC
B-100oC
C-273oC
D-373oC
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