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Physics UTME / JAMB 1993 Thermal Physics
200g of water at 90^\circC is mixed with 100g of water at 30^\circC. What is the final temperature?
A
50oC
B
60oC
C
70oC
D
80oC
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Thermal Physics
Steel bars, each of length 3.0 m at 28°C, are to be used for constructing a rail line. If the linear expansivity of steel is 1.0 x 10-5°C, what is the safety gap that must be left between successive bars if the highest temperature expected is 40oC?
A
1.2 x 10-1cm
B
8.4 x 10-2cm
C
7.2 x10-2cm
D
3.6 x 10-2cm
E
1.8 x 10-2cm
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Thermal Physics
A gas which obeys Charles’ law exactly has a volume of 283cm3 at 10oC. What is its volume at 30oC?
A
142cm3
B
293cm3
C
303cm3
D
566cm3
E
849cm3
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Thermal Physics
A metal of mass 1.5 kg was heated from 27oC to 47oC in 4 minutes by a boiling ring of 75 W rating. Calculate the specific heat capacity of the metal, (Neglect heat losses to the surrounding)
A
2.5 X103J kg-10C-1
B
6.0 X102J kg-10C-1
C
2.5 x 102J kg-10C-1
D
1.4 X102J kg-10C-1
E
1.0 x 102J kg-10C-1
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Thermal Physics
Which of the following radiations have the highest frequency?
A
Radio waves
B
Light waves
C
X-rays
D
infra-red rays
E
Ultraviolet rays
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Thermal Physics
A sheet of paper is placed in the path of a beam of radiations from a radioactive source. Which of the following radiations will pass through the paper?I. Alpha rays II. Beta rays III. Gamma rays
A
I only
B
II only
C
III only
D
II and III only
E
I, II and III
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Thermal Physics
The process by which a metal, heated to high temperature, gives off electrons from its surface is known as
A
photoelectric emission
B
thermionic emission
C
radioactive emission
D
Held emission
E
secondary emission
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1992 Thermal Physics
A bridge made of steel is 600m long. What is the daily variation in its length if the night-time and daytime temperatures are 10^\circC and 35^\circC respectively. The linear expansivity of steel is 0.000012C\(^{-1}\).
A
0.18cm
B
1.80cm
C
18.00cm
D
1800cm
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1992 Thermal Physics
How much heat is absorbed when a block of copper of mass 0.05kg and specific heat capacity 390Jkg-1K-1 is heated from 20oC to 70oC?
A
39 . 98 x 10-1J
B
9.75 x 102J
C
3.98 x 103J
D
9.75 x 103J
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1992 Thermal Physics
Which of the following factors has no effect on the e.m.f. of a primary cell?
A
temperature
B
size of the cell
C
nature of the plate
D
nature of the electrolyte
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1992 Thermal Physics
A platinum resistance thermometer wire has a resistance of 5 ohms at 0oC and 5.5 ohms at 100oC. Calculate the temperature of the wire when the resistance is 5.2 ohms
A
80oC
B
60oC
C
40oC
D
10oC
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1991 Thermal Physics
A thermometer with an arbitrary scale S, of equal division registers -30oS at the ice point and +90oS at the steam point. Calculate the Celsius temperature corresponding to 60oS
A
25.0oC
B
50.0oC
C
66.7oC
D
75.0oC
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1991 Thermal Physics
A brass rod is 2m long at a certain temperature. What is the length for a temperature rise of 100K, if the expansivity of brass is 18 x 10-6K-1?
A
2.0036m
B
2.0018cm
C
2.1800
D
2.0360m
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1991 Thermal Physics
What is the difference in the amount of heat given out by 4kg of steam and 4kg of water when both are cooled from 100ºC to 80ºC? [the specific latent heat of steam is 2,260,000Jkg\(^{-1}\), specific heat capacity of water is 4200Jkg\(^{-1}\)K\(^{-1}\)]
A
4200J
B
2,260,OOOJ
C
9,040,000J
D
9,380,000J
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1991 Thermal Physics
The absolute temperature of a perfect gas is proportional to the average
A
potential energy of the molecules
B
seperation between the molecules
C
kinetic energy of the molecules
D
velocity of the molecules
medium Difficulty
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