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Question 951
jamb 2009

The terminal velocity of a ball-bearing falling through a viscous fluid is reached when the?

Aupthrust is equal to the weight of the ball
Bball accelerate uniformly
Cupthrust is equal to the velocity of the ball
Dvelocity is uniform
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Question 952
jamb 2009

A body of mass 12kg traveling at 4.2ms-1 collides with a second body of mass 18kg at rest. Calculate their common velocity if the two bodies coalesce after collision?

A1.5 ms-1
B1.4 ms-1
C2.1 ms-1
D1.7 ms-1
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Question 953
jamb 2009

A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 4 ms\(^{-2}\). How far will it travel in the fifth complete second?

A100 m
B50m
C32 m
D18 m
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Question 954
jamb 2009

An air craft attempt to fly due north at 100 kmh-1. If the wind blows against it from east to west at 60 kmh-1, its resultant velocity is?

A117 kmh-1, N31oE
B127 kmh-1, N31oE
C117 kmh-1, N31oW
D127 kmh-1, N31oW
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Question 955
jamb 2009

The value of x, y and z respectively in the expression M\(^x\) L\(^y\)T \(^z\) for the universal gravitational constant G are?

A2, -3, -2
B-1, 3, -2
C-1, 2, -3
D-2, -1, 3
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Question 956
jamb 2009

When a pentavalent impurity is added to a pure semiconductor, it becomes?

Aa p-type semiconductor
Ban n-type semiconductor
Can insulator
Dan intrinsic semi-conductor
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Question 957
jamb 2009

Which of the following can conduct electricity owing to the presence of free mobile electrons?

Agermanium
Bsilicon
Cgrapefruit
Dcopper
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Question 958
jamb 2009

Thermionic emission is the process whereby?

Aβ - rays are produced
Bholes are produced
Cx - rays are produced
Delectrons leave a hot element
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Question 959
jamb 2009

A piece of radioactive material contains 10\(^{20}\) atoms.
If the half life of the material is 20 seconds, the number of disintegration in the first second is?

A3.47 x 1018
B6.93 x 10 20
C3.47 x 1020
D6.93 x 1018
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Question 960
jamb 2009

If the decay constant of a radioactive substance is 0.231s-\(^1\), the half-life is?

A3.00 s
B0.12 s
C0.33 s
D1.50 s
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Question 961
jamb 2009

Cancerous cells can be destroyed by?

Aultraviolet rays
Balpha particules
Cx - rays
Dinfrared rays
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Question 962
jamb 2009
A band of 500 rectangular loops of wire of area 20 cm by 20 cm, encloses a region of magnetic field which charges from 1.0T to 0.4T within 5 seconds, calculate the induced e.m.f.
A5.60 v
B24.00 v
C0.24 v
D2.40 v
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Question 963
jamb 2009
An electric lamp marked 240v, 60 W is left to operate for an hour. How much energy is generated by the filament?
A3.86 x 105J
B3.56 x 105J
C1.80 x 104J
D2.16 x 105J
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Question 964
jamb 2009

If negative charges are induced on an electroscope and a positively charged rod is brought near the cap of the electroscope, the leaves will?

Aclose up
Bbecome positively charged
Cbecome negatively charged
Dopen further
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Question 965
jamb 2009
Which of the following is a secondary colour
Ablue
Borange
Cred
Dgreen
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Question 966
jamb 2009

The ability of the human eye to focus object on the retina is referred to as the power of?

Ainterference
Bdiffraction
Caccomodation
Dsuperposition
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Question 967
jamb 2009
When light passes through two media x and y of refraction indices 1.51 and 1.33 respectively, the speed of light in
Ax is same as in y
Bx and y is same as in vacuum
Cx is higher than in y
Dy is higher than in x
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Question 968
jamb 2009

If the refractive index of crown glass is 1.51, its critical angle is?

A48.6°
B22.5°
C41.5°
D45.0°
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Question 969
jamb 2009
Calculate the position of an object placed in front of a convex mirror having focal length of 12 cm such that an image is formed 6 cm away from the mirror
A4. 0 cm
B3. 0 cm
C12.0 cm
D9.0 cm
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Question 970
jamb 2009

An object is placed 5 cm from the pole of a concave mirror. if the focal length of the mirror is 10 cm. what is the image distance?

A10 cm in front of the mirror.
B5 cm in front of the mirror
C10 cm behind the mirror
D5 cm behind the mirror
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