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Physics UTME / JAMB 1985 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
The areas of the effort and load pistons of a hydraulic press are 0.5m2 and 5m2 respectively. If a force F1 of 100N is applied on the effort piston, the force F2 on the load is
A
10N
B
100N
C
500N
D
1000N
E
5000N
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1985 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A uniform cylindrical block of wood floats in water with one-third of its height above the water level, in a liquid of relative density 0.8, what fraction of its height will be above the liquid level?
A
\(\frac{1}{6}\)
B
\(\frac{1}{5}\)
C
\(\frac{1}{3}\)
D
\(\frac{4}{5}\)
E
\(\frac{5}{6}\)
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1985 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Normal atmospheric pressure at sea-level is 105Nm-2 and the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 10ms-1. If the atmosphere has a uniform density of 1kgm-3, its height is
A
100m
B
1000m
C
10 000m
D
100 000m
E
1000 000m
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1985 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
In the Fig above, Current I passes through the combination, if the power dissipated in the 5 ohm resistor is 40W, then the power dissipated in the 10 ohm resistor is
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A
10W
B
20W
C
40W
D
80W
E
100W
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1985 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
The graph in the fig above describes the motion of a particle. the acceleration of the particle during the motion is
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A
0.00ms-2
B
0.25ms-2
C
4.00ms-2
D
8.00ms-2
E
10.00ms-2
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest is plotted against the square of the time elapsed from the commencement of motion. The resulting graph is linear, the slope of this graph is a measure of
A
initial displacement
B
initial velocity
C
acceleration
D
half the acceleration
E
half the initial velocity
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
For which of the underlisted quantities is the derived unit \(ML^2T^{-2}\) correct? i. moment of a force ii. work iii. acceleration
A
i only
B
ii only
C
iii only
D
i and ii
E
ii and iii
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
What volume of alcohol with a density of 8.4 x 102kgm-3 will have the same mass as 4.2m3of petrol whose density is 7.2 x 102kgm-3?
A
14m3
B
3.6m3
C
4.9m3
D
5.0m3
E
5.8m3
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
All the heat generated in a 5\(\Omega\) resistor by 2A flowing for 30 seconds is used to evaporate 5g of a liquid at its boiling point. Which of the following is the correct value of the specific latent heat of the liquid?
A
120J
B
60Jg-1
C
120Jg-1
D
1500J
E
1500Jg-1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Which of the following statements is (are) NOT correct? i. pressure changes do not affect the speed of sound in air ii. the velocity of sound increases with temperature iii. the quality of the note depends only on its frequency
A
i only
B
ii only
C
iii only
D
i and iii
E
ii and iii
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A plane inclined at an angle of 30o to the horizontal has an efficiency of 60%. The force parallel to the plane required to push a load of 120N uniformly up the plane is
A
60N
B
100N
C
120N
D
200N
E
240N
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A body of mass 5kg initially at rest is acted upon by two mutually perpendicular forces 12N and 5N as shown in fig.3. If the particle moves in the direction QA, calculate the magnitude of the acceleration
A
0.40ms-2
B
1.40ms-2
C
0.26ms-2
D
2.60ms-2
E
3.40ms-2
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A small steel needle is carefully floated on water in a beaker. When a few drops of kerosine are introduced into the water the needle sink. Which of the following statements correctly explain(s) the observation? i. there is tension on the water surface ii. kerosine reduces the density of water so that needle becomes denser than water iii. kerosine reduces the surface tension of water
A
i only
B
ii only
C
iii only
D
i and ii
E
i and iii
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Which of the following statements describes an atom accurately? i. atoms of all elements are identical ii. an atom contains a nucleus and number of electrons iii. due to the electrons in the atom an atom is negatively charged iv. electrons in the atom move in circular orbits round the nucleus
A
i and ii
B
ii and iii
C
iii and iv
D
ii and iv only
E
i,ii and iii
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A particle moves in a circular orbit of radius 0.02m. If the speed of the particle is 0.88ms-1, calculate its frequency in cycles per second
A
2.0Hz
B
7.0Hz
C
8.8Hz
D
14.0Hz
E
17.6Hz
medium Difficulty
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