Physics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Physics is the science that studies the nature and properties of matter and energy. It covers topics like motion, heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.

• Question 1: How much heat is required to convert 50g of water at 100°C to steam at the same temperature? (Specific latent heat of vaporization of water = 2260 Jg^-11) Options:
  A) 1.13 × 10^-4J
  B) 1.31 × 10²J
  C) 1.30 × 10⁴J
  D) 1.13 × 10⁵J
  E) 1.31 × 10⁶J
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  When the temperature of a liquid is increased, its surface tension

  Options:
  A) increases
  B) decreases
  C) remain constant
  D) increases then decreases
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3: The function of a 5-A fuse included in a circuit supplying a household refrigerator with power is to keep the Options:
  A) Temperature of the refrigerator low and constant
  B) keep current supplied to the refrigerator below 5A
  C) Voltage supply constant
  D) Current supplies to the refrigeration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4: If a solid changes directly into a gas when heat is applied the process is called Options:
  A) vaporization
  B) evaporation
  C) sublimation
  D) ionization
  E) conversion
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: THe velocity of sound in air at 16^oC is 340ms^-1. What will it be when the pressure is doubled and its temperature raised to 127^oC? Options:
  A) 400 ms^-1
  B) 4,000 ms^-1
  C) 8,000 ms^-1
  D) 160,000 ms^-1
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  An electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from the ground level to the third level. If the energy at the ground level,calculate the energy at the third level.

  [h = 6.6 x 10^-34Js; f = 10¹⁵Hz]

  Options:
  A) 1.41eV
  B) 1.71eV
  C) 1.61eV
  D) 1.51eV
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: A series RLC circuit is said to resonate, when Options:
  A) capacitive reactance is zero
  B) conductance is maximum
  C) current is minimum
  D) impedance is minimum
  E) inductive reactance is zero
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8: In the process of electrification by induction, the amount of induced charge in relation to the inducing charge is the Options:
  A) same in sign and quantity
  B) same in sign but greater
  C) opposite in sign but greater
  D) opposite in sign but less
  E) opposite in sign but equal
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 9: The gravitational field intensity at a location X, in space, is two-fifths of its value on the earth’s surface. If the weight of an object at X is 4.80N. what is its weight on the earth? Options:
  A) 1.92N
  B) 2.88N
  C) 6.72N
  D) 8.00N
  E) 12.00N
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 10: How much heat is required to convert 5.0g of ice at 0 ° C to water at the boiling point? (Specific latent heat of ice = 336Jg^-1 specific heat capacity of water = 4.2Jg^-1K^-1) Options:
  A) 420 J
  B) 1680 J
  C) 1701 J
  D) 2100 J
  E) 3780 J
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  The correct answer is E .