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Physics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Physics Questions

Question 16:
Calculate the length which corresponds to a temperature of 20oC if the ice and steam points of an unguarded thermometer are 400 mm apart
  • A 20mm
  • B 30mm
  • C 60mm
  • D 80mm
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Question 17:
A wire of length 100.0m at 30o has linear expansive of 2x10-5K-1 Calculate the length of the wire at a temperature of - 10oC
  • A 100.08m
  • B 100.04m
  • C 99.96m
  • D 99.92m
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Question 18:
A gas at a pressure of 105Nm-2expands from 0.6m-3 to 1.2m3 at constant temperature, the work done is
  • A 7.0 x 106J
  • B 6.0 x 10 6J
  • C 6.0 x 10 5J
  • D 6.0 x 10 4J
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Question 19:
Two liquids X and Y having the same mass are supplied with the same quantity of heat. If the temperature rise in X is twice that of Y, the ratio of specific heat capacity of X to that of Y is
  • A 2:1
  • B 1:2
  • C 4:1
  • D 1:4
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Question 20:
Food cook quicker in salt water than in pure water because of the effect of
  • A Dissolved substances on the boiling point
  • B Atmospheric pressure on the boiling point
  • C Food nutrients on the thermal energy
  • D Salts on the thermal conductivity of water
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