(a) List two types of waves, apart from light, that can be plane polarised(b) State two applications of plane polarised light.
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(a) What is the principle upon which the lighting in fluorescent tubes operate?(b) State two factors on which the colour of light from a fluorescent tube depends.
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(a) Define Young's modulus.(b) State the physical quantities one has to measure in order to determine the Young's modulus of a wire.
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(a) What is surface tension?(b) State two methods by which the surface tension of a liquid can be reduced.
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In an electrolysis experiment, the ammeter records a steady current of 1A. The mass of copper deposited is 0.66g in 30 minutes. Calculate the error in the ammeter reading (Electrochemical equivalent of copper = 0.00033g…
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A stone is projected horizontally from the top of a tower with a speed of 5ms-1. It lands on the ground level at a horizontal distance of 20m from the foot of the tower. Calculate the height of the tower. (g = 10ms\(^{-2…