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Physics Questions

Question 976:
What is the speed of a particle of mass 10-27kg whose wavelength is 10-8m.
[h = 6.63 x 10-34Js]
  • A 6.63ms-1
  • B 66.30ms-1
  • C 663.00ms-1
  • D 6630.00ms-1
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Question 977:
in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance, the voltages across the resistor and the inductor are 30V and 40V respectively, what is the voltage across the capacitor?
  • A 30V
  • B 40V
  • C 50V
  • D 70V
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Question 978:
In the Rutherford scattering experiment, a beam of alpha particles was fired at a thin gold film with some of the particles being considerably deflected. This shows that
  • A A gold nucleus contains protons, neutrons and electrons uniformly distributed in a tiny volume
  • B The gold nucleus is positively charged and is concentrated in a tiny volume
  • C The gold nucleus emitted alpha particles
  • D The gold nucleus is concentrated in a tiny volume and contains alpha particles
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Question 979:
2311Na + Proton → pqX + alpha particle
What are the values of p and q respectively in the equation above?
  • A 10 and 20
  • B 12 and 24
  • C 20 and 10
  • D 24 and 12
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Question 980:
A semiconductor diode is used in rectifying alternating current into direct current mainly because it
  • A Allows current to flow in either direction
  • B Is non-linear
  • C Offers a high input resistance
  • D Allows current to flow only in one direction
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