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 591: 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 Options:
  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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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 592: Electrical power is transmitted at a high voltage rather than low voltage because the amount of energy loss is reduced due to Options:
  A) heat dissipation
  B) production of eddy currents
  C) excessive current discharge
  D) excessive voltage distance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 593: Which of the following media allow the transmission of sound wave through them i. Air. ii. Liquids. iii. Solids. Options:
  A) i and ii only
  B) i and iii only
  C) ii and iii only
  D) i,ii and iii
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 594:

  Dry

  Day 1 - 30°C | Day 2 - 29°C | Day 3 - 25°CWet

  Day 1 - 22°C | Day 2 - 22°C | Day 3 - 21°CThe reading above are for three consecutive days from a wet and dry bulb hygrometer. It can be concluded that the relative humidity for the three days

  Options:
  A) decreased steadily
  B) remained unchanged
  C) increased steadily
  D) was least on Day 1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 595: One of the conditions necessary for an object to be in equilibrium when acted upon by a number of parallel forces is that the vector sum of the forces is Options:
  A) Average
  B) Zero
  C) Negative
  D) Positive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 596:

  

  The diagram above represents a transverse electromagnetic wave travelling with speed 3.0 x 10⁸ms^-1. What is the frequency of the wave.

  Options:
  A) 3.0 x 10⁷Hz
  B) 9.0 x 10⁷Hz
  C) 1.0 x 10⁹Hz
  D) 3.0 x 10⁹Hz
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 597:

  I. A liquid boils when its saturated vapor pressure is equal to the external pressure
  II. Dissolved substances in pure water lead to an increase in the boiling point.
  III. When the external pressure is increased, the boiling point increases.
  IV. Dissolved substances in pure water decreases the boiling point

  Which of the above combinations are peculiarities of the boiling point of a liquid?

  Options:
  A) I, II and III only
  B) I, II, III, and IV
  C) I, II, and IV
  D) II, III, and IV
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 598: The resistance of a wire depends on Options:
  A) the length of the wire
  B) the diameter of the wire
  C) the temperature of the wire
  D) the resistivity of the wire
  E) all of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 599: If the force and the velocity on a system are each reduced simultaneously by half, the power of the system is Options:
  A) doubled
  B) reduced to a quarter
  C) reduced by half
  D) constant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 600: A vapour is said to be saturated when Options:
  A) more molecules return to the liquid than the amount that left it
  B) a dynamic equilibrium exists between the molecules of the liquid and the vapour molecules at a given temperature
  C) the vapour pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure
  D) all molecules are moving with the same speed in all directions at a given temperature
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  The correct answer is B .