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 601: If two parallel conductors carry currents flowing in the same direction, the conducts will Options:
  A) attract each other
  B) repel each other
  C) both move in the same direction
  D) have no effect on each other
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 602:

  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 .
• Question 603:

  Light of wavelength 589 nm in vacuum passes through a piece of fused quartz of index of refraction n = 1.458. What is the frequency of the light in fused quartz?

  [Speed of light c = $3.00\times {10}^{8}m{s}^{-1}$]

  Options:
  A) $5.09\times {10}^{15}$Hz
  B) $5.09\times {10}^{14}$ Hz
  C) $1.77\times {10}^{15}$ Hz
  D) $1.77\times {10}^{14}$ Hz
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 604:

  

  In the figure above, a lever of length 200m is used to lift a load of mass 180kg. The pivot at P is 20m from the load. what minimum force F must be applied at the end of the lever [g = 10ms^-2]

  Options:
  A) 9N
  B) 18N
  C) 20N
  D) 200N
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 605: How many grams of water at 17^oC must be added to 42g of ice at 0^oC to melt the ice completely? [specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.4 x 10⁵Jkg^-1, specific heat capacity of water = 4200Jkg^-1k^-1] Options:
  A) 200g
  B) 300g
  C) 320g
  D) 400g
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 606: The quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of a body by 1K is the body's Options:
  A) Heat capacity
  B) Internal energy
  C) Specific heat capacity
  D) Latent heat of fusion
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 607:

  A source of sound produces waves in air of wavelength1.65m. If the speed of soundin air is 330ms${}^{-1}$, the period of vibration in air is?

  Options:
  A) 200
  B) 0.005
  C) 0.5
  D) 0.02
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 608:

  

  The diagram above shows a magnet X with its south pole moved along a soft - iron bar PQ in the direction shown. After some time, the poles at P and Q respectively are

  Options:
  A) North - North
  B) North - South
  C) South - North
  D) South - South
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 609:

  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 610: Temperature is the measure of the Options:
  A) quantity of heat transferred into the molecules of an object
  B) mean kinetic energy of the molecules of the object
  C) kinetic energy of any individual molecule of the substance
  D) amount of work done by the molecules of the object
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  The correct answer is B .