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Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
If the pressure on 100cm3 of an ideal gas is doubled while its kelvin temperature is halved, then the new volume of the gas will become
A
25cm3
B
50cm3
C
100cm3
D
200cm3
E
400cm3
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A train has an initial velocity of 44ms-1 and an acceleration of -4ms-1. Its velocity after 10 seconds is
A
2ms-1
B
4ms-1
C
8ms-1
D
12ms-1
E
16ms-1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A man of mass 50kg ascends a flight of stairs 5m high in 5 seconds. If acceleration due to gravity is 10ms-2, the power expended is?
A
100W
B
200W
C
250W
D
400W
E
500W
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A piece of wood is floating on water. The forces acting on the wood are
A
upthrust and reaction
B
weight and reaction
C
weight and upthrust
D
upthrust and viscousity
E
weight and viscousity
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Of the following derived units, the one that is not a unit of power is
A
joule/second
B
ampere volt
C
ampere2volt
D
volts2/ohm
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
a force of 16N applied 4.0kg block that is at rest on a smooth, horizontal surface. What is the velocity of the block at t = 5 seconds?
A
4ms-1
B
10ms-1
C
20ms-1
D
50ms-1
E
80ms-1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
1,000 identical drops of oil of density 500kgm-3 have a total mass of 5 x 10-4kg. One of the drops forms a thin film of area 0.5m2 on water. The thickness of the film is
A
2 x 10-8m
B
2 x 10-9m
C
2 x 10-7m
D
3 x 10-9m
E
2.8 x 10-8m
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A machine has a velocity ratio of 5. It requires a 50kg weight to overcome a 200kg weight. The efficiency is
A
4%
B
5%
C
40%
D
50%
E
80%
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
If the normal atmospheric pressure in a laboratory supports a column of mercury 0.76m high and the relative density of mercury is 13.8, then the height of water column which atmospheric pressure will support in the same laboratory at the same time is
A
0m
B
10m
C
13m
D
14m
E
18m
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
An electric current of 3Aflowing through an electric heating elements of resistance 20 embedded in 1,000g of an oil raises the temperature of the oil by 10oC in 10 seconds then the specific heat capacity of the oil is
A
1.8Jg-1oC
B
0.6Jg-1oC
C
0.18Jg-1oC
D
18Jg-1oC
E
0.06Jg-1oC
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
The difference of potential between the terminals of cells is 2.2 volts. When a 4ohm resistor is connected across the terminals of this cells, the potential difference is 2 volts. What is the internal resistance of the cell?
A
0.10 ohms
B
0.25ohms
C
0.40ohms
D
2.50ohms
E
4.00ohms
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Which of the following best describes the energy changes which take place when a steam engine drives a generator which lights a lamp?
A
heat \( \to \) light \( \to \) sound \( \to \) kinetic
B
kinetic \( \to \) light \( \to \) heat \( \to \) electricity
C
heat \( \to \) kinetic\( \to \) electricity \( \to \) heat \( \to \) light
D
electricity \( \to \) kinetic \( \to \) heat v light
E
heat \(\ to \) sound \( \to \) kninetic v electricity
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
If the force of a charge of 0.2 coulomb in an electric field is 4N, then the electric field intensity of the field is
A
0.8
B
0.8N/C
C
20.0N/C
D
4.2N/C
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
the image above shows an inverted U-tube with the open end, O of one limb below the level, W of water in the tank, in order that water should begin to flow from the tank it is is necessary that
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
The U-tube is completely filled with water and that P should be higher that W
B
P should be lower than O and W
C
P should be lower than W and O should reach the botton of the table
D
The U-tube is completely filled with water and that P should be lower that W
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1983 Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Each of the diagrams in Fig 6 represents two current-carrying conductors situated close to each other. In which two diagrams are the forces between the two wires attractive?
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A
I and V
B
I and III
C
II and IV
D
II and V
E
III and IV
medium Difficulty
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