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Question 621
jamb 2005

The charge carriers in gasses are

Aions only
Belectrons and ions
Celectrons and holes
Delectrons only
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Question 622
jamb 2005
A silicon material is dopped with an element of a certain group and an n-type semi-conductor is formed. the most likely group of the element is
AV
BIII
CI
DII
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Question 623
jamb 2005
When impurities are added to semi-conductors, the conductivity of the semi-conductor
Aincreases then decreases
Bincreases
Cdecreases
Dremains constant
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Question 624
jamb 2005

A proton moving with a speed of 1.0 x 10\(^6\)ms\(^{-1}\) through a magnetic field of 1.0T experiences a magnetic force of magnitude 8.0 x 10\(^{-14}\) N. The angle between the proton's velocity and the field is 

[1.6 x 10\(^{-19}\)C]

A60°
B90°
C30°
D45°
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Question 625
jamb 2005
the time it will take a certain radioactive material with a half-life of 50 days to reduce to 1/32of its original number is
A250days
B150days
C300days
D200days
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Question 626
jamb 2005
In an a.c circuit that contains only a capacitor, the voltage lags behind the current by
A180°
B90°
C60°
D30°
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Question 627
jamb 2005

An object is projected from a height of 80 m above the ground with a velocity of 40ms-1 at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. The time of flight [ g ≈ 10m/s\(^2\)

A8 s
B4 s
C16 s
D10 s
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Question 628
jamb 2005
In an ideal wheel an axle system, R stand for the radius of the wheel and r is the radius of the axle. the mechanical advantage is
A(R/r)2
Br/R
C(r/R)2
DR/r
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Question 629
jamb 2005

The pair of physical quantities consisting of vectors only are

Amomentum and power
Bvelocity and distance
Cdisplacement and torque
Daccelaration and speed
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Question 630
jamb 2005
A real image three times the size of an object is formed 24cm from a converging mirror. what is the focal length of the mirror.
A16cm
B6cm
C8cm
D12cm
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Question 631
jamb 2005

A thin converging lens has a power of 4.0 diopters determined its focal length.

A2.50m
B0.03m
C5.00m
D0.25m
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Question 632
jamb 2005

The sharpness of the boundary of the shadow of an object is determined by the

Aintensity of light striking the object
Brays of light passing through the object
Cnature of the object
Dopacity of the object
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Question 633
jamb 2005
Marching soldiers crossing a suspension bridge are usually advised to break their steps to avoid damaging the bridge owing to
Aoscillation
Bresonance
Cswinging
Dvibration
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Question 634
jamb 2004

If a force of 50N stretches a wire from 20m to 20.01m, what is the amount of force required to stretch the same material from 20m to 20.05m?

A250N
B200N
C100N
D50N
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Question 635
jamb 2004
A cell whose internal resistance is 0.5Ω delivers a current of 4A to an external resistor,The loss voltage of the cell is
A1.250V
B2.000V
C8.000V
D0.125V
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Question 636
jamb 2004

Calculate the angle of minimum deviation for a ray which is refracted through an equiangular prism of refractive index 1.4

A600
B290
C990
D900
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Question 637
jamb 2004
A man exerts a pressure of 2.8 x 103Nm-2 on the ground and has 4 x 10-2m2 of his feet in contact with the ground. The weight of the man is
A102N
B70N
C140N
D112N
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Question 638
jamb 2004

Transverse waves can be distinguished from longitudinal waves using the characteristic of

Adiffraction
Brefraction
Cpolarization
Dreflection
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Question 639
jamb 2004

Metal rods of length 20m each are laid end to end to form a bridge at 25oC. What gap will be provided between consecutive rails for the bridge to withstand 75oC?
[Linear expansivity of the material = 2.0 x 10-5K-1

A0.20m
B0.22m
C0.25m
D0.02m
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Question 640
jamb 2004
A 50W electric heater is used to heat a metal block of mass 5kg. If in 10 minutes a temperature rise of 12oC is achieved, the specific heat capacity of the metal is
A400 J kg-1K-1
B500 J kg-1K-1
C390 J kg-1K-1
D130 J kg-1K-1
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