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 321:

  The half life of a radioactive material is 12 days. Calculate the decay constant.

  Options:
  A) 0.8663 $da{y}^{-1}$
  B) 0.04331 $da{y}^{-1}$
  C) 0.17325 $da{y}^{-1}$
  D) 0.05775 $da{y}^{-1}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 322: Which of the following devices may be used to step up the voltage in a d.c. circuit? Options:
  A) a step-up transformer
  B) a d.c. generator
  C) a wattmeter
  D) an induction coil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 323: A bullet fired at a wooden block of thickness 0.15m manages to penetrate the block. If the mass of the bullet is 0.025kg and the average resisting force of the wood is 7.5 x 10³N, calculate the speed of the bullet just before it hits the wooden block. Options:
  A) 450ms^-1
  B) 400ms^-1
  C) 300ms^-1
  D) 250ms^-1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 324:

  If it takes 5.0 hrs to drain a container of 540.0cm³ of water, what is the flow rate of water from the container in kg^-1? [Density of water = 1000kgm^-3]

  Options:
  A) 32.5kg^-1 s
  B) 31.5kg^-1 s
  C) 30.8kg^-1 s
  D) 30.0kg^-1 s
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 325:

  A lead bullet of mass 0.05 kg is fired with a velocity of 200 ms into a lead block of mass 0.95 kg. Given that the lead block can move freely. the final kinetic energy after impact is

  Options:
  A) 100J
  B) 150J
  C) 50J
  D) 200J
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 326: If 8 x 10^-2J of work is required to move 100$\mu$C of charge from a point X to a point Y in an electrical circuit, the potential difference between X and Y is Options:
  A) 4.0 x 10² v
  B) 4.0 x 10⁴ v
  C) 8.0 x 10² v
  D) 8.0 x 10² v
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 327: Which of the following are the correct SI units of the quantities indicated? i.N(Force) II. Mn^-1 (Torque) iii. watt(Power) iv. kgms^-2 Options:
  A) i and ii only
  B) i, ii and iii only
  C) i, ii, and iv only
  D) i and iii only
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 328: The external and internal diameter of a tube are measured as (32 ± 2)mm and (21 ± 1)mm respectively. Determine the percentage error in the thickness of the tube. Options:
  A) 27%
  B) 14%
  C) 9%
  D) 3%
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 329:

  An explosion occurs at an altitude of 312 m above the ground. If the air temperature is -10.00°C, how long does it take the sound to reach the ground?

  [velocity of sound at $0^{o}C$ = 331 ms-1]

  Options:
  A) 0.94s
  B) 0.96s
  C) 0.93s
  D) 0.95s
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 330:

  Calculate the heat energy required to vaporize 50g of water initially at 80ºCif the specific heat capacity of water is 4.23jg${}^{-1}$k${}^{-1}$ (specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 2260jg${}^{-1}$

  Options:
  A) 530000J
  B) 23200J
  C) 17200J
  D) 130000J
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  The correct answer is D .