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Question 46:
The hatch door of a submarine has an area of 0.5 m². The specific gravity of seawater is 1.03. Assume that g = 10m/s²and neglect the atmospheric pressure. The force exerted by the sea water on the hatch door at a depth of 200m is ____________
  • A \(1.03 x 10^5N\)
  • B 1.03 x 10⁴ Nm²
  • C 2.6 x 10³Nm²
  • D \(2.06 x10_11 N\)
  • E 1.03 x 103 N.
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Question 47:
When equal weights of iron and water are subjected loan equal supply of heat, it is found that the piece of iron becomes much hotter than water after a short time because ____________
  • A The specific heat or iron is higher than water
  • B Iron is in solid form
  • C Water is in liquid form
  • D The specific heat of water is higher than that of iron
  • E The specific heat of iron is infinite
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Question 48:
The speed of light in is 3.0x108 m/s. Its speed in glass having a refractive index of 1.65 is ____________
  • A \(1.82 x 10^8m/s \)
  • B \(3 x 108m/s \)
  • C \(6.0 x 108m/s \)
  • D \(1.82 x 102m/s \)
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Question 49:
The slope of a straight-line displacement time graph indicates ____________
  • A Distance travelled
  • B Uniform velocity
  • C Uniform acceleration
  • D Instant acceleration
  • E Uniform speed
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Question 50:
A ball of mass 0.5kg moving at 10m/s collides with another ball of equal mass at rest. If the two balls move off together after the impart, calculate their common velocity
  • A 0.2m/s
  • B 0.5m/s
  • C 10m/s
  • D 3m/s
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