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Question 571
jamb 2007

The blade of a hoe feel colder to touch in the morning than the wooden handle because the

Ahandle is a better conductor of heat than blade
Bhandle contains stored energy in form of heat
Cblade is a better conductor of heat than the handle
Dblade is placed at a lower temperature than the heat
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Question 572
jamb 2007

I. Mass
II. Density
III. Temperature
IV. Nature of substance
which of the above affect diffusion?

AI and II only
BI,II and IV only
CII, III and IV only
DI, II, III and IV
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Question 573
jamb 2007
I. Increase the melting point of the liquid.
II. Increase the boiling point of the liquid.
III. Decrease the melting point of the liquid.
IV. Decrease the boiling point of the liquid.
which of the statement above about the effect on increase in pressure in a liquid are correct?
AI and II only
BI and III only
CII and III only
DIII and IV only
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Question 574
jamb 2007
2 kg of water is heated with a heating coil which draws 3.5 A from a 200 V mains for 2 minutes. what is the increase in temperature of the water?


[specific heat capacity of water = 4200 jkg -1k-1]
A30°
B25°
C15°
D10°
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Question 575
jamb 2007
I. Use a liquid with a high melting point.
II. use a liquid of high volume expansivity.
III. use a capillary tube of large diameter.

which of the above best describes how the sensitivity of a liquid-in-glass thermometer can be enhanced?
AI only
BII. only
CI and II only
DII and III only
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Question 576
jamb 2007

A clinical thermometer is different from other mercury in glass thermometers owing to

Athe constriction on its stem
Bthe grade of mercury used in it
Cits long stem
Dits wide range of temperatures
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Question 577
jamb 2007

A piece of iron weights 250 N in air and 200 N in a liquid of density 1000 kgm-3. the volume of the iron is?

A5.0 x 10-3 m-3
B4.5 x 10-3 m-3
C2.5 x 10-3 m-3
D2.0 x 10-3 m-3
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Question 578
jamb 2007

A reservoir 500 m deep is filled with a fluid of density 850 kgm-3. If the atmospheric pressure is 1.05 x 105 Nm-2, the pressure at the bottom of the reservoir is.
[g = 10ms-2]

A4.72 x 106 Nm-2
B4.36 x 106 Nm-2
C4.28 x 106 Nm-2
D4.25 x 106 Nm-2
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Question 579
jamb 2007
A machine has a velocity ratio of 4. if it requires 800 N to overcome a load of 1600 N,what is the efficiency of the machine?
A60%
B50%
C40%
D2%
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Question 580
jamb 2007

Two spheres of masses 5.0 kg and 10.0 kg are 0.3 m apart. Calculate the force of attraction between them?
[G = 6.67 X 10-11 Nm2 Kg\(^{-2}\)]

A3.50 x 10-10N
B3.71 x 10-8 N
C3.57 x 10-2N
D4.00 x 102N
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Question 581
jamb 2007

A car of mass 1500 kg goes round a circular curve of radius 50m at a speed of 40 ms-1. The magnitude of the centripetal force on the car is ?

A4.8 x 104 N
B4.8 x 103 N
C1.2 x 103 N
D1.2 x 102 N
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Question 582
jamb 2007
A gramophone record takes 5s to reach its constant angular velocity of 4\(\pi\) rads-1 from rest. Find its constant angular acceleration.
A0.4\(\pi\) rads-2
B0.8\(\pi\) rads-2
C1.3\(\pi\) rads-2
D20.0\(\pi\) rads-2
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Question 583
jamb 2007
The unit of moment of a couple can be expressed in?
AN m-1
BN m-2
CN m
DN m2
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Question 584
jamb 2006

When the base current of a common-emitter transistor is kept at zero, it operates in the 

Aactive-on region
Bbreakdown region
Csaturation region
Dcut-off region.
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Question 585
jamb 2006

Use the figures above to answer the question below

Which of the following diagrams represents correctly an n-p-n transistor?

AA
BB
CC
DD
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Question 586
jamb 2006

Use the diagram above to answer the question below.

Which of the following diagrams represents the magnetic field of two isolated unlike poles

AA
BB
CC
DD
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Question 587
jamb 2006

The frequency of the wave in the diagram above is

A0.17 Hz
B0.25 Hz
C1.57 Hz
D1.05 Hz
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Question 588
jamb 2006

A progressive wave equation is represented by y = a sin(150 πt - \(\frac{πx}{4}\)). if the phase difference of a progressive wave is 45°, the value of x in the equation is

A3 cm
B4 cm
C1 cm
D2 cm
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Question 589
jamb 2006

An engine of a car of power 80 kW moves on a rough road with a velocity of 32 m\(s^-1\). The forces required to bring it to rest is

A2.56 x 106N
B2.50 x 106N
C2.80 x 103N
D2.50 x 103N
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Question 590
jamb 2006
A shooter wants to fire a bullet in such a way that its horizontal range is equal to three times its maximum height. At the what angle should he fire the bullet to achieve this?
A68o
B53o
C30o
D45o
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