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Question 511
jamb 2009

Which of the following can conduct electricity owing to the presence of free mobile electrons?

Agermanium
Bsilicon
Cgrapefruit
Dcopper
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Question 512
jamb 2009

Thermionic emission is the process whereby?

Aβ - rays are produced
Bholes are produced
Cx - rays are produced
Delectrons leave a hot element
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Question 513
jamb 2009

A piece of radioactive material contains 10\(^{20}\) atoms.
If the half life of the material is 20 seconds, the number of disintegration in the first second is?

A3.47 x 1018
B6.93 x 10 20
C3.47 x 1020
D6.93 x 1018
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Question 514
jamb 2009

If the decay constant of a radioactive substance is 0.231s-\(^1\), the half-life is?

A3.00 s
B0.12 s
C0.33 s
D1.50 s
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Question 515
jamb 2009

Cancerous cells can be destroyed by?

Aultraviolet rays
Balpha particules
Cx - rays
Dinfrared rays
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Question 516
jamb 2009
A band of 500 rectangular loops of wire of area 20 cm by 20 cm, encloses a region of magnetic field which charges from 1.0T to 0.4T within 5 seconds, calculate the induced e.m.f.
A5.60 v
B24.00 v
C0.24 v
D2.40 v
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Question 517
jamb 2009
An electric lamp marked 240v, 60 W is left to operate for an hour. How much energy is generated by the filament?
A3.86 x 105J
B3.56 x 105J
C1.80 x 104J
D2.16 x 105J
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Question 518
jamb 2009

If negative charges are induced on an electroscope and a positively charged rod is brought near the cap of the electroscope, the leaves will?

Aclose up
Bbecome positively charged
Cbecome negatively charged
Dopen further
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Question 519
jamb 2009
Which of the following is a secondary colour
Ablue
Borange
Cred
Dgreen
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Question 520
jamb 2009

The ability of the human eye to focus object on the retina is referred to as the power of?

Ainterference
Bdiffraction
Caccomodation
Dsuperposition
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Question 521
jamb 2009
When light passes through two media x and y of refraction indices 1.51 and 1.33 respectively, the speed of light in
Ax is same as in y
Bx and y is same as in vacuum
Cx is higher than in y
Dy is higher than in x
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Question 522
jamb 2009

If the refractive index of crown glass is 1.51, its critical angle is?

A48.6°
B22.5°
C41.5°
D45.0°
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Question 523
jamb 2009
Calculate the position of an object placed in front of a convex mirror having focal length of 12 cm such that an image is formed 6 cm away from the mirror
A4. 0 cm
B3. 0 cm
C12.0 cm
D9.0 cm
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Question 524
jamb 2009

An object is placed 5 cm from the pole of a concave mirror. if the focal length of the mirror is 10 cm. what is the image distance?

A10 cm in front of the mirror.
B5 cm in front of the mirror
C10 cm behind the mirror
D5 cm behind the mirror
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Question 525
jamb 2009

I. Moon.
II. Sun.
III.street light.
IV. stars.
Which of these are natural sources of light?

AII, III, and IV only
BI, II and III only
CIII and IV only
DII and IV only
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Question 526
jamb 2009

Musical instruments playing the same note can be distinguished from one another owing to the differences in their?

Aquality
Bpitch
Cintensity
Dloudness
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Question 527
jamb 2009

Metal cables are used as telephone wires because?

Athey are cheap
Bthey are sourced locally
Cthe speed of sound in them is very low
Dthe speed of sound in them is very high
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Question 528
jamb 2009

A man standing 2 m from a charcoal fire is warmed mainly by?

Aconvection
Bradiation
Crefraction
Dconduction
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Question 529
jamb 2009

It is observed that water will wet a clean glass because the?

Acohesion of water to glass is stronger than the cohesion of water molecules
Badhesion of water molecules is weaker than the cohesion of water to glass
Ccohesion of water to glass is weaker than the cohesion of water molecules
Dadhesion of water molecules is stronger than the cohesion of water molecules
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Question 530
jamb 2009

A heating coil rated 1000 W is used to boil off completely 2 kg of boiling water. The time required to boil the water is?
[Special latent heat of Vaporization of water = 2.3 x 10\(^6\) Jkg-1]

A1.15 x 104s
B1.15 x 103s
C4.6 x 104s
D4.6 x 103s
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