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Question 551
jamb 2008

If a wheel 1.2 m in diameter rotates at one revolution per second, calculate the velocity of the wheel.

A3.6 ms-1
B3.77 ms-1
C4.0 ms-1
D7.5 ms-1
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Question 552
jamb 2008
Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?
Aaltitude
Bacceleration
Cdisplacement
Dweight
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Question 553
jamb 2008

I. Force (N)
II.Torque (Nm)
III. Current (A)
IV. Power (W)
Which of the above are the correct S. I: units of the quantities indicated?

AI and II only
BI and III only
CI, II and III only
DI, II, III and IV only
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Question 554
jamb 2007

A photon of wavelength 6.0 x 10\(^{-7}\) m behaves like a particle of a certain mass. The value of that mass is [h = 6.63 x 10\(^{-34}\) Js, c = 3.0 x 10\(^8\) ms\(^{-1}\)]

A3.5 x 10\(^{-36}\)kg
B2.2 x 10\(^{-35}\)kg
C1.1 x 10\(^{-35}\)kg
D2.2 x 10\(^{-7}\) kg
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Question 555
jamb 2007

A radioactive substance has a half life of 20 days. What fraction of the original radioactive nuclei will remain after 80 days?

A\( \frac{1}{32} \)
B\( \frac{1}{16} \)
C\( \frac{1}{8} \)
D\( \frac{1}{4} \)
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Question 556
jamb 2007

A 120V, 60W lamp is to be operated on 220V ac supply mains. calculate the value of non inductive resistance that would be required to ensure that the lamp is run on correct value

A100Ω
B200Ω
C300Ω
D500Ω
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Question 557
jamb 2007
Lenz's law is a law of conservation of
Aelectric charge
Belectric current
CEnergy
DMomentum
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Question 558
jamb 2007

Two long parallel wires X and Y carry currents 3A and 5A each. if the force experienced by unit length is 5 x 10-5N. the force per unit length experienced by wire Y is

A3 x 10-5
B3 x 10-6
C5 x 105
D5 x 10-5
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Question 559
jamb 2007

The instrument that measures both ac and dc is called

AA current balance
Ba moving coil ammenter
Ca moving iron ammeter
Dan inverter
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Question 560
jamb 2007

A 40KW electric cable was used to transmit electricity through a resistor of resistance 2.00Ω at 800V. The power loss as internal energy is

A4.0 x 102W
B5.0 x 102W
C4.0 x 103W
D5.0 x 103W
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Question 561
jamb 2007

A conductor has a diameter of 1.00mm and length of 2.00m. If the resistance of the material is 0.1Ω, the resistivity is

A2.55 * 105 Ωm
B2.55 * 103 Ωm
C3.93 * 10-6 Ωm
D3.93 * 10-8 Ωm
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Question 562
jamb 2007
If two charged plates are maintained at a potential difference of 3 kv, the work done in taking a charge of 600µc across the field is
A0.8j
B1.8j
C9.0j
D18.0j
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Question 563
jamb 2007

The difference observed in solids, liquids and gases can be accounted for by

AThe different molecules in each of them
BThe spaces and forces acting between the molecules
CThier melting points
DTheir relative massess
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Question 564
jamb 2007
Which of the following gas laws is equivalent to the work done?
ABoyle' law
BCharles law
CPressure law
Dvan der Waal's law
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Question 565
jamb 2007
A string of length 4m is extended by 0.02m when a load of 0.4kg is suspended at its end. What will be the length of the string when the applied force is 15N?
A4.05m
B4.08m
C5.05m
D6.08m
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Question 566
jamb 2007

A particle of weight 120N is placed on a plane inclined at 300 to the horizontal. If the plane has an efficiency of 60% to the floor what is the force required to push the weight uniformly up the plane?

A50N
B100N
C175N
D210N
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Question 567
jamb 2007

118.8cm2 surface of the copper cathode of a voltameter is to be coated with 10-6m thick copper of density 9 x 103kgm-3. How long will the process run with 10A constant current?
[3.3 x 10-7kgC-1]

A5.4 min
B10.8 min
C15.0 min
D20.0 min
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Question 568
jamb 2007
from the diagram above, the inductive reactance and the resistance R are respectively
A50Ω and 45Ω
B25Ω and 51Ω
C20Ω and 50Ω
D10Ω and 50Ω
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Question 569
jamb 2007

During the nuclear reaction described by

\(^{235}_{92}\)W → \(^{235}_{93}\)X → \(^{231}_{91}\)Y

The particles emitted are respectively

 

Aα and α
Bα and β
Cβ and β
Dβ and α
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Question 570
jamb 2007
The instantaneous value of the induced e.m.f as a function of time is ε = εo sin ωt where εo is the peak value of the e.m.f. The instantaneous value of the e.m.f., one quarter of the period is
A0.00
Bεo/4
Cεo/2
Dεo
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