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Jamb Physics Questions

Question 6:
A carpenter on top of a roof of 20.0m high dropped a hammer of mass 1.5 kg and it fell directly to the ground. the kinetic energy of the hammer just before hitting the ground is?[g = 10 ms-2]
  • A 600 J
  • B 150J
  • C 300 J
  • D 450 J
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Question 7:
If a tube of small radius opened at both ends is placed in a liquid, the liquid will
  • A Remain at the same level irrespective of whether the liquid wet the glass or not
  • B Fall below the liquid level if the liquid wets the glass
  • C Falls below the liquid level if the liquid does not wet the glass
  • D Rise above the liquid level if the liquid does not wet the glass
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Question 8:
An object weighs 22 kg in water and 30kg in air. what is the upthrust exerted by the liquid on the object.
[g = 10 ms2]
  • A 50 N
  • B 520 N
  • C 220 N
  • D 80 N
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Question 9:
A metal of volume 40 cm3 is heated from 30 °c to 90 °c, the increase in volume is
  • A 0.12 cm3
  • B 4.00 cm3
  • C 1.20 cm3
  • D 0.40 cm3
  • E No correct option
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Question 10:
A copper wire was subjected to a tensile stress of 7.7 x 107 x 10 Nm-2. calculate strain of the wire.
[young modules = 1.1 x 1011 Nm-2]
  • A 2. 0 x 10-5
  • B 7.0 x 10-3
  • C 7.0 x 10-4
  • D 2.2 x 10-4
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