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Waec Physics Questions

Question 306:
A body of mass M1 moving with a velocity U collides with a stationary body of mass M2 and both move with a common velocity V lf linear momentum is conserved, which of the following expressions correctly represents V?
  • A M1 U/M1 + M2
  • B M2 U/M1 + M2
  • C M1 + M2/M1 U
  • D M1 - M2/M1 U
  • E M1 U/M1 - M2
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Question 307:
A body of mass m = 0.5 kg is suspended by a string and pulled by a horizontal force of 1g N as shown in the 12N diagram: Calculate the tension T in the String if the body is in equilibrium. [Take g as 10ms-1]
  • A 7.0
  • B 10.9
  • C 12.5
  • D 13.0
  • E 17.0
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Question 308:
A particle starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 0.5 ms-2? Calculate the time taken by the particle to cover a distance of 25m.
  • A 25s
  • B 7.1s
  • C 10.0s
  • D 50.0s
  • E 100.0s.
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Question 309:
A block of material of volume 2 X 1O-5m3 and density 2.5 x 10-3 kgm-3 is suspended from a spring balance with half volume of the block immersed in water. What is the reading of the spring balance? (Density of water =1.0x103 kg m-3 g = 10 ms-2).
  • A 0.10N
  • B 0.25N
  • C 0.30N
  • D 0.40N
  • E 0.50N
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Question 310:
An object is projected with a velocity of 100 ms-1 from the ground level at an angle 0 to the vertical. If the total time of flight of the projectile is 10 s, calculate θ. (g = 10 ms-2).
  • A 0o
  • B 30o
  • C 45o
  • D 60o
  • E 90o
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