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Question 41
jamb 2025

Charge carriers in doped semiconductors are

Aelectrons and protons
Belectrons and neutrons
Canions and cations
Delectrons and holes
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Question 42
jamb 2025

5400kJ of heat energy was lost when some amount of steam condensed to water for drinking purposes at 15º C. What is the quantity of water collected? [L\(_f \) = 2.26 × 10\(^6\) Jkg\(^{-1}\), c\(_w\) = 4200 Jkg\(^{-1}K^{-1}\)]

A0.95 kg
B8.24 kg
C1.84 kg
D2.06 kg
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Question 43
jamb 2025

Which of the following has the least thermal conductivity?

Aair
Bash
Cglass
Dwater
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Question 44
jamb 2025

Without considering the containing vessel, what mass of boiled water can raise the temperature of 8 kg of water from 25°C to 60°C when mixed in a heat-proof container?

A10kg
B7kg
C5kg
D6kg
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Question 45
jamb 2025

A boy uses a single string pulley system to lift a mass of 20kg moving with a velocity of 5ms\(^{-1}\). What is the power developed by the boy if g = 10ms\(^{-2}\)?

A100W
B1000W
C250W
D40W
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Question 46
jamb 2025

For a gas, which pair of variables is inversely proportional to each other (provided other conditions are constant), where P = pressure, T= temperature, V= volume, and n= number of molecules?

AP, T
BP, V
Cn, P
DV, T
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Question 47
jamb 2025

The volume of a 1 cm\(^3\) metal ball increases by 0.0018 cm\(^3\) when heated through temperature θ. If the linear expansivity of the ball is 2.0 x 10\(^{-5} K^{-1}\), find θ.

A20°C
B50°C
C30°C
D25°C
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Question 48
jamb 2025

The gravitational pull between two bodies is 20N. Find the gravitational pull when their distance of separation is doubled.

A10N
B5N
C13N
D20N
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Question 49
jamb 2025

A hydraulic press consists of two cylinders of cross-sectional radius r\(_1\) and r\(_2\). If a force of 200N applied to the smaller piston (r\(_1\)), causes a force of 3200N to be transmitted onto the larger piston (r\(_2\)). The ratio r\(_1\): r\(_2\) is?

A1:4
B1:2
C1:8
D1:16
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Question 50
jamb 2025

A 500W electric oven plugged into a 220 V source will consume an electric current of

A4.88A
B2.27A
C6.43A
D3.23A
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Question 51
jamb 2025

A Force 18 N pulls a 40 kg mass on a horizontal floor at 0.3 ms\(^{-2}\). Find the coefficient of friction.

A0.003
B0.015
C0.300
D0.600
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Question 52
jamb 2025

I. The colour of light depends on its frequency II. When white light is dispersed by a triangular prism, yellow is deviated more than green III. Rainbows are formed when rains fall heavily. Which of the above statements is/are correct about dispersion and colours?

AI and III only
BI only
CII and III only
DI and II only
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Question 53
jamb 2025

The diagram above shows a magnetic field due to a

Asolenoid
Bcircular coil
Ccurrent-carrying straight conductor
Dthe earth's meridian
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Question 54
jamb 2025

When both the object and its image move together in the same direction relative to the observer, then there is

Ano parallax error
Bblurred image
Cmechanical error
Dparallax error
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Question 55
jamb 2025

Some of the features of the human eye that greatly help to refract light entering the eyes are

Acornea and lens
Bcornea and aqueous humor
Clens and vitreous humor
Daqueous humor and lens
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Question 56
jamb 2025

The thermometric property of mercury is best on the change in

Adensity with temperature
Bvolume with temperature
Cpressure with temperature
Dresistance with temperature
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Question 57
jamb 2025

The emf of a cell is the potential difference across its terminals when it is in

Aseries connection
Bclosed circuit
Copen circuit
Dparallel connection
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Question 58
jamb 2025

Which of the following is not true about a wave in a plucked string?

AIt is mechanical
BIt has a crest
CIt is transverse
DIt is longitudinal
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Question 59
jamb 2025

According to the kinetic theory of gases, the pressure exerted by a gas on the walls equals. 

AMomentum imparted to the walls per unit area.
BChange in momentum per unit volume.
CChange in momentum imparted to the walls per unit area.
DRate of change of momentum imparted to the walls per second per unit area.
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Question 60
jamb 2025

The graphical representation of the pressure law is always a straight line passing through the origin, only if the temperature scale is

ARankine
BCelsius
CFahrenheit
Dthermodynamic
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