A piece of metal of mass 50g is cooled from 80oC to 20oC. Calculate the amount of heat lost. (specific heat capacity of the material of metal = 450Jkg-1K-1)
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The volume and pressure of a given mass of gas at 27oC are 76cm3 and 80cm of mercury respectively. Calculate the volume at s.t.p
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When white light passes through a triangular glass prism, there is dispersion because of
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A simple microscope forms an image 10cm from an eye close to the lens. If the object is 6cm from the eye, calculate the focal length of the lens
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A concave mirror can be used to produce a parallel beam of light if a lighted bulb is placed
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In the diagram above, an incident ray AY makes an angle of 30o with the normal XY. If the mirror is rotated anticlockwise about Y through an angle of 20o, while AY is fixed, what angle will the reflected ray now make wit…
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A wave has an amplitude equal to 4.0m, angular speed \(\frac{1}{3} \pi\) rads-1 and phase angle \(\frac{2}{3} \pi\) rad. The displacement y of the wave particle is given as
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An object is situated within the Earth's gravitational field. Which of the following factor does not affect the acceleration of free fall g?
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the factor which enables the ear to distinguish between a note played on different instruments is the
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loudness increases as a vibrating tuning fork is brought nearer the end of a pipe containing air column due to
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A turning fork of frequency 600Hz is sounded over a closed resonance tube. If the first and second resonant positions are 0.140m and 0.413m respectively, calculate the speed of sound in air
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In which of the following media does sound travel faster?
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The region around a magnet in which the magnetic influence is experienced is called
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An immersion heater is rated 120W. How long does it take the heater to raise the temperature of 1.2kg of water by 15oC. (Assuming heat lost to the surrounding is negligible. Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 Jkg-1K-…
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In the diagram given, the current passing through the 6\(\Omega\) resistor is 1.5A. Calculate the terminal p.d. of the battery in the diagram
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In the diagram above, the current passing through the 6\(\Omega\) resistor is 1.5A. Calculate the current in the 3\(\Omega\) resistor
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Borh's theory provides evidence for the
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calculate the inductance of an inductor whose reactance is one ohm at 50 Hz.
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An inductor of inductance 10H carries a current of 0.2A. Calculate the energy stored in the inductor
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A device used to prevent wearing away of the make and-brake contacts of an induction coil is called a\an