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Thermal Physics
Thermometry, expansion, calorimetry, latent heat, gas laws, and thermal conduction.
Detailed Subtopic Syllabus Coverage
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Temperature Scales & Thermometers
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Thermal Expansion in Solids and Liquids
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Specific Heat Capacity and Latent Heat
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Gas Laws (Boyle's, Charles', Pressure Law)
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Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation)
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Sample Questions in Thermal Physics
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UTME / JAMB 1999
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The temperature gradient across a copper rod of thickness 0.02m, maintained at two temperature junctions of 20°C and 80°C respectively is
UTME / JAMB 1999
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Calculate the mass of ice that would melt when 2kg of copper is quickly transferred from boiling water to a block of ice without heat loss.
Specific heat capacity of copper = 400JKg-1K-1
Latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.3 x 10\(^5\)JKg-1
WAEC / WASSCE 1988
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Which of the following cannot be used to measure the temperature of a substance?
WAEC / WASSCE 1988
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The clinical thermometer is characterized by having a
WAEC / WASSCE 1988
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In which of the following is the expansion of solids a disadvantage?
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