Physics Past Questions

A concave mirror can be used to produce a parallel beam of light if a lighted bulb is placed

In the diagram above, an incident ray AY makes an angle of 30o with the normal XY. If the mirror is rotated anticlockwise about Y through an angle of 20o, while AY is fixed, what angle will the reflected ray now make with the incident ray?

A wave has an amplitude equal to 4.0m, angular speed \(\frac{1}{3} \pi\) rads-1 and phase angle \(\frac{2}{3} \pi\) rad. The displacement y of the wave particle is given as

A periodic pulse travels a distance of 20.0m in 1.00s. If its frequency is 2.0 x 103Hz. Calculate the wavelength.

The temperature at which the saturated vapour pressure of a liquid is equal to the external atmospheric pressure is known as its

The mass of water vapour in a given volume of air is 0.05g at 20oC, while the mass of water vapour required to saturate it at the same temperature is 0.15g. Calculate the relative humidity of the air

A piece of metal of mass 50g is cooled from 80oC to 20oC. Calculate the amount of heat lost. (specific heat capacity of the material of metal = 450Jkg-1K-1)

The volume and pressure of a given mass of gas at 27oC are 76cm3 and 80cm of mercury respectively. Calculate the volume at s.t.p

The diagram shows the variation of volume V of a glass with temperature at the point X is

The cubic expansivity of mercury is 1.8 x 10-4K-1 and the linear expansivity of glass 8.0 x 10-6K-1, calculate the apparent expansivity of mercury in a glass container

Two bodies P and Q, are in thermal equilibrium, which of the following statements about the bodies is correct?

A machine of efficiency 80% is used to raise a body of mass 75kg through a vertical height of 3m in 30s. Calculate the power input. (g = 10ms-2)

Using the force displacement diagram shown above. Calculate the work done

An inelastic collision takes place between ball of known masses, just before the collision one of the ball is moving with a known velocity while the other is stationary. Which of the following physical quantities can be determined from the information given?

The period of oscillation of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is 4\(\pi\) seconds. If the amplitude of oscillation is 3.0m. Calculate the maximum speed of the particle.

The bob of a simple pendulum takes 0.25s to swing from its equilibrium position to one extreme end. Calculate its period

The resultant of two forces acting on an object is maximum when the angle between them is?

A uniform metre rule of mass 90g is provided at the 40cm mark. If the rule is in equilibrium with an unknown mass m placed at the 10cm mark and a 72g mass at the 70cm mark, determine m

A bus travelling at 15ms\(^{-1}\) accelerates uniformly at 4ms\(^{-2}\), what is the distance covered in 10s?