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Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Heat is supplied uniformly at the rate of 100W to 1.0 x 10-2kg of a liquid for 20 seconds. If the temperature of the liquid rises by 5oC, then the specific heat capacity of the liquid is
A
2.0 x 102Jkg-1k-1
B
2.0 x 102Jkg-1
C
4.0 x 104Jkg-1k-1
D
4.0 x 104kg-1
E
8.4 x 103Jkg-1k-1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A given mass of an ideal gas occupies a volume V at a temperature T and under a pressure p. If the pressure is increased to 2p and the temperature reduced to \(\frac{1}{2T}\), then the percentage change in the volume of the gas is
A
0%
B
25%
C
75%
D
300%
E
400%
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
The electromotive force obtained from a simple dynamo may be increased by
A
increasing the cross-sectional area of the coil
B
winding the coil on a soft-iron armature so as to decrease the magnetic flux through the coil
C
increasing the speed of rotation
D
making the field magnet longer
E
using low-resistance copper coils
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A gun of mass 2.0kg fires a bullet of mass 16 x 10 -2kg due East. If the bullet leaves the nozzle of the gun with a velocity of 150ms-1, what is the recoil velocity of the gun?
A
150ms-1 due West
B
1.2 x 10-4ms-1 due West
C
1.2ms-1 due West
D
1.2ms-1 due East
E
150ms-1 due East
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
If a water pump at Kainji Dam is capable of lifting 1000kg of water through a vertical height of 10m in 10s, the power of the pump is [g = 10ms-2]
A
1.0kW
B
10.0kW
C
12.5kW
D
15.0kW
E
20.0kW
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Radio waves have a velocity of 3 x 108ms-1. A radio station sends out a broadcast on a frequency of 800kHz. The wavelength of the broadcast is
A
375.0m
B
267.0m
C
240.0m
D
37.5m
E
26.7m
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
What is the cost of running five 50W lamps and four 100W lamps for 10 hours if electrical energy costs 2 kobo per kWh?
A
N0.65
B
N0.13
C
N3.90
D
N39.00
E
N234.00
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A force varying linearly with the distance acts on a body as shown above, The work done on the body by the force during the first 10m of motion is
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Question diagram
A
100J
B
150J
C
200J
D
300J
E
600J
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1984 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
In the diagram above, X and Y have resistances 6 and 4 ohms respectively, if the power dissipation in X is 10W then power dissipation in Y is
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Question diagram
A
2.4W
B
4
C
6.0W
D
6.7W
E
15.0W
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
In a resonance tube experiment, a tube fixed length is closed at one end and several tuning forks of increasing frequency used to obtain resonance at the open end. If the tuning fork with the lowest frequency which gave resonance had a frequency f1 and the next tuning fork to give resonance had a frequency f2, find the ratio \(\frac{f^2}{f^1}\).
A
8
B
3
C
2
D
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
E
\(\frac{1}{3}\)
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Which of the following statements about friction is NOT correct?
A
The force of kinetic friction is less than the force of static friction
B
The force of kinetic friction between two surfaces is independent of the areas in contact provided the normal reaction is unchanged
C
The force of rolling friction between two surfaces is less than the force of sliding friction
D
The angle of friction is the angle between the normal reaction and the force of friction
E
Friction may be reduced by lubrication
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
The force with which an object is attracted to the earth is called its
A
acceleration
B
mass
C
gravity
D
impulse
E
weight
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
The refractive index of liquid is 1.5. If the velocity of light in vacuum is 3.0 x 108ms-1, the velocity of light in the liquid is
A
1.5 x 108m-1
B
2.0 x 108m-1
C
3.0 x 108m-1
D
4.5 x 108m-1
E
9.0 x 108m-1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
If relative density of a metal is 19, what will be the mass of 20cm3 of the metal when immersed in water?
A
380g
B
400g
C
360g
D
39g
E
180g
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Which of the following statements is true about liquid pressure is NOT correct? The pressure
A
at a point in a liquid is proportional to the depth
B
at any point in a liquid is the same at the same level
C
is exerted equally in all directions at any point
D
of a liquid at any point on the wall of its container acts in a direction perpendicular to the wall
E
at a particular depth depends on the shape of the vessel
medium Difficulty
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