Physics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Physics is the science that studies the nature and properties of matter and energy. It covers topics like motion, heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.

• Question 2121:

  If the frequency of an emitted x-ray is 1.6 x 10¹⁶Hz, the accelerating potential is?

  [e = 1.6 x 10^-19C, h = 6.63 x 10^-34Js]

  Options:
  A) 6630.0V
  B) 663.0V
  C) 66.3V
  D) 6.6V
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2122: Which of the following statements are true about the spring balance and the chemical balance? i. both are used to measure the mass of an object. ii. either of them may be used to measure the weight of an object. iii. the spring balance works on the principle of Hooke's law while the chemical balance works on the principle of moments. iv. a change in gravity does the readings of a spring balance but not that of a chemical balance. Options:
  A) i, and iv
  B) ii and iii
  C) ii and iv
  D) i, ii and iii
  E) i and iii
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2123: A steel wire of length 0.50m is stretched between two fixed points and its fundamental frequency is 200Hz. The speed of the wave in the wire is Options:
  A) 100ms^-1
  B) 120ms^-1
  C) 200ms^-1
  D) 250ms^-1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2124:

  A beam of light travelling in water is incident on a glass which is immersed in the water. The incident beam makes an angle of ${40}^o$ with the normal. Calculate the angle of refraction in the glass.

  [Refractive index of water = 1.33, Refractive index of glass = 1.5]

  Options:
  A) ${29.36}^o$
  B) ${25.37}^o$
  C) ${37.21}^o$
  D) ${34.75}^o$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2125: Which of the following is an electrolyte? Options:
  A) Paraffin
  B) Sugar solution
  C) Grape fruit
  D) Alcohol
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2126: Which of the following will convert a milliammeter to a voltmeter? Options:
  A) low series resistance
  B) low parallel resistance
  C) high series resistance
  D) high parallel resistance
  E) parallel resistance equal to milliammeter resistance
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2127:

  A positively charged rod X is brought near an uncharged metal sphere Y and is then touched by a finger with X still in place. When the finger is removed, the result is that Y has

  Options:
  A) no charge and a zero potential
  B) a positive charge and a zero potential
  C) a negative charge and a positive potential
  D) a negative charge and a negative potential
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2128:

  

  In the diagram above, the hanging mass m2 is adjusted until m1 is on the verge of sliding. The coefficient of static friction between the mass m1 and the table is

  Options:
  A) m1/m2
  B) m1g/m2
  C) m2/m1
  D) m2g/m1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2129:

  A rectangular solid black has length 10cm, breadth 5cm and height 2cm. If it lies on a horizontal surface, and has density 100kg/m${}^3$, calculate the pressure it exerts on the surface.

  Options:
  A) 200 N/m${}^2$
  B) 100 N/m${}^2$
  C) 400 N/m${}^2$
  D) 300 N/m${}^2$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2130: For a best result using temperature to achieve an accurate measurement, it is best to use Options:
  A) Mercury thermometer
  B) gas thermometer
  C) clinical thermometer
  D) alcohol thermometer
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  The correct answer is B .