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 2641: 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 2642: Which of the following devices may be used to step up the voltage in a d.c. circuit? Options:
  A) a step-up transformer
  B) a d.c. generator
  C) a wattmeter
  D) an induction coil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2643:

  Which of the following statements about radioactivity is true?

  (i) Alpha particle is positively charged

  (ii)Beta particle is negativelycharged

  (iii) Gamma ray is neutral

  (iv) Beta particle has thesame massas helium atom

  (v) Gamma ray is charged.

  Options:
  A) i, ii, iii, iv only
  B) i, ii, iii only
  C) iv and v only
  D) i, ii and v only
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2644: The process through which free electrons leave the surface of hot metal is known as? Options:
  A) photon emission
  B) photo emission
  C) thermionic emission
  D) electron emission
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2645: Two 50$\mu$F parallel plate capacitors are connected in series. The combined capacitor is then connected across a 100-V battery. The charge on each plate of the capacitor is Options:
  A) 5.00 x 10^-5C
  B) 2.50 x 10^-3C
  C) 1.25 x 10^-3C
  D) 1.00 x 10^-2C
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2646:

  If the attraction of the sun is suddenly ceased, the earth would continue to move in a straight line making a tangent with the original orbit. This statement is derived from Neutron's

  Options:
  A) First law of motion
  B) Second law of motion
  C) Third law of motion
  D) Law of universal gravitation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2647: When some ice cubes are added to a glass of warm water, the glass is cooled by a process of Options:
  A) conduction only
  B) convection only
  C) conduction and convection
  D) conduction and radiation
  E) radiation only
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2648: A simple pendulum, 0.6m long, has a period of 1.5s. What is the period of a similar pendulum of 0.4m length in the same location? Options:
  A) $1.5\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$s
  B) $1.5\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$s
  C) 2.25s
  D) 1.00s
  E) 2.00s
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2649: If the angle between two vector P and Q is O^o, the vectors are said to Options:
  A) intersect at the angle 45^o
  B) intersect at the angle 60^o
  C) be parallel
  D) be perpendicular
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2650: An electric heater is used to melt a block of ice of mass 1.5kg. If the heater is powered by a 12V battery and a current of 20A flows through the coil, calculate the time taken to melt the block of ice at 0^oC. [specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 x 10³Jkg^-1] Options:
  A) 76.0min
  B) 35.0min
  C) 21.0min
  D) 2.9min
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  The correct answer is B .