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Question 771
jamb 1999

When temperature of a liquid increases, its surface tension

ADecreases
BIncreases
CRemain Constant
DIncreases then decreases
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Question 772
jamb 1999

A solid weigh 10 .00 N in air, 6 N when fully immersed in water and 7 . 0 N when fully immersed in a liquid X. Calculate the relative density of the liquid, X.

A5/3
B4/3
C3/4
D7/10
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Question 773
jamb 1999

If the stress on a wire is 10\(^7\)Nm\(^{-2}\) and the wire is stretched from its original length of 10.00 cm to 10.05 cm. The Young's modulus of the wire is

A5 . 0 x 104 Nm-2
B5 . 0 x 105 Nm-2
C2 . 0 x 108 Nm-2
D2 . 0 x 109 Nm-2
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Question 774
jamb 1999

When the brakes in a car are applied, the frictional force force on the tyres is

Ais a disadvantage because it is in the direction of the motion of the car
Bis a disadvantage because it is in the opposite direction of the motion of the car
Cis an advantage because it is in the direction of the motion of the car
Dis an advantage because it is in the opposite direction of the motion of the car
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Question 775
jamb 1999

A car of mass 800kg attains a speed of 25m/s in 20 secs. The power developed in the engine is

A1 . 25 x 104 W
B2 . 50 x 104 W
C1 . 25 x 106W
D2 . 50 x 106 W
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Question 776
jamb 1999

A ball of mass 0.1kg is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 10ms-1 from the top of a tower 10m high. Neglecting air resistance, its total energy just before hitting the ground is

(take g = 10ms-2)

A5 J
B10 J
C15 J
D20 J
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Question 777
jamb 1999

A lead bullet of mass 0.05kg is fired with a velocity of 200ms\(^{-1}\) into a lead block of mass 0.95kg. Given that the lead block can move freely, the final kinetic energy after impact is

A50 J
B100 J
C150 J
D200 J
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Question 778
jamb 1999

Particles of mass 10\(^{-2}\)kg is fixed to the tip of a fan blade which rotates with angular velocity of 100rad-1. If the radius of the blade is 0.2m, the centripetal force is

A2 N
B20 N
C200 N
D400 N
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Question 779
jamb 1999

Two bodies have masses in the ratio 3:1. They experience forces which impart to them acceleration in the ratio 2:9 respectively. Find the ratio of forces the masses experienced.

A1 : 4
B2 : 1
C2 : 3
D2 : 5
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Question 780
jamb 1999

The inner diameter of a test tube can be measured accurately using a?

Amicrometer screw guage
Bpair of dividers
Cmetre rule
Dpair of vernier calipers
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Question 781
jamb 1998

In the AC circuit diagram above, the resonance frequency is

A5000π Hz
B2500π Hz
C5000/π Hz
D2500/π Hz
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Question 782
jamb 1998

The total resistance measured at PQ in the diagram above is

A18.0Ω
B11.0Ω
C4.0Ω
D2.0Ω
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Question 783
jamb 1998

A body on the ground is acted on by a force of 10N at a point P as shown in the fig above. What force is needed to stop the body from moving eastwards?

A5N in the direction of east
B5N in the diretion of west
C5V3N in the direction of west
D10N in the southwest direction
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Question 784
jamb 1998
In photoelectric effect, electrons will leave the metal surface when illuminated by light of appropriate frequency if the photon energy is
Agreater than the work function
Bless than the work function
Cequal to the work function
Dequal to the maximium kinetic energy of the electron
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Question 785
jamb 1998
In a nuclear fusion experiment, the loss of mass amounts to 1.0 x 10-6kg. The amount of energy obtained from the fusion is
A3.0 x 10-4J
B3.0 x 10-1J
C9.0 x 104J
D9.0 x 1010J
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Question 786
jamb 1998
The electrochemical equivalent of a metal is 1.3 x 10-7kgC-1. The mass of the metal which 2.0 x 104C of electricity will deposit from a suitable electrolyte is
A6.5 x 10-2kg
B2.6 x 10-2kg
C6.5 x 10-3kg
D2.6 x 10-3kg
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Question 787
jamb 1998
A transformer which can produce 8V from a 240v a.c. supply, has an efficiency of 80%. If the current in the secondary coil is 15A, calculate the current in the primary coil.
A0.625A
B1.600A
C2.500A
D6.250A
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Question 788
jamb 1998
Electricity is supplied to a school along a cable of total resistance 0.5\(\Omega\) with the maximum current drawn from the mains as 100A. The maximum energy dissipated as heat for 1 hr is
A3.6 x 103J
B5.0 x 103J
C3.0 x 105J
D1.8 x 107J
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Question 789
jamb 1998
The iron core of an induction coil is made from bundles of wire so as to
Aminimize eddy-currents
Bgenerate eddy-current
Cprevent sparking at the contact breaker
Dget the greatest posible secondary voltage
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Question 790
jamb 1998

A parallel plate capacitor has a common plate area of 5 x 10\(^{-8}\)m2 and plate separation of 2 x 10\(^{-3}\)m, Assuming free space,

What is the capacitance? [\(\varepsilon\)o = 9.0 X 10-\(^{-12}\)C2N-1m-2]

A2.25 x 10-17F
B4.50 x 10-17F
C2.25 x 10-16F
D4.50 x 10-16F
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