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NECO SSCE 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
An object is projected with a velocity of 50ms-1 from ground level at an angle \theta to the vertical. If the total time of flight of the projectile is 5s, what is the value of \theta? (g = 10ms-2)
A
0°
B
30°
C
45°
D
60°
E
90°
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
Time of flight =\( \frac{2Usin\theta}{g}\)
T = 5, g = 10m/s2
\(5 = \frac {2\times 50sin\theta}{10}\)
\(sin\theta =\frac {50}{100}\)
\(\theta = 30\)
vertical angle = 90 - 30 = 60^\circ
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42884)
Physics
NECO SSCE 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A body is uniformly accelerated from rest. Which of the following quantities vary/varies linearly with the square of the time?
I. Displacement
II. Velocity
III. Momentum
A
I only
B
II only
C
III only
D
I and II only
E
II and Ill only
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42890)
Physics
NECO SSCE 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
A body of mass M1 moving with a velocity U collides with a stationary body of mass M2 and both move with a common velocity V. If linear momentum is conserved, which expression correctly represents V?
A
M1 + M2 ÷ M1U
B
M2U ÷ M1 – M2
C
M1U ÷ M1 – M2
D
M1U ÷ M1+ M2
E
M2U ÷ M1 + M2
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42892)
Physics
NECO SSCE 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
It is NOT possible to determine exactly and simultaneously the position and momentum of a particle. This statement is known as the
A
Crompton effect
B
de Broglie’s laws
C
Frank-Hertz experimental law
D
Heisenberg’s uncertainly principle
E
wave-particle paradox
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42896)
Physics
NECO SSCE 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
An air bubble of volume 4cm\(^3\) is formed 20m under water. What will be its volume when it rises to just below the surface of the water if the atmospheric pressure is equivalent to a height of 10m of water?
A
2cm3
B
4cm3
C
6cm3
D
8cm3
E
12cm3
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
The bubble is formed 20 m below the surface.
Pressure at that depth = atmospheric pressure + water pressure due to 20 m of water.
Given:
Atmospheric pressure = pressure of 10 m of water
Therefore,
P\(_1 = 20 + 10 = 30 \text{ m of water}\)
Just below the surface, the bubble is under atmospheric pressure only:
P\(_2 = 10 \text{ m of water}\)
Apply Boyle's Law
Given:
V\(_1 = 4\ \text{cm}^3\)
P\(_1V_1 = P_2V_2\)
30\(\times 4 = 10 \times V_2\)
V\(_2 = \frac{30 \times 4}{10}\)
V\(_2 = 12\ \text{cm}^3\)
The volume of the air bubble just below the water surface is 12 cm\(^3\).
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #42897)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
A bead travelling on a straight line wire is brought to rest at 0.2 by friction. If the mass of the bead is 0.01kg and the coefficient of friction between the bead and the wire is 0.1, determine the work done by the friction
[g = 10ms\(^2\)]
A
2 x 10\(^{-4}\)
B
2 x 10\(^{-3}\)
C
2 x 10\(^{-1}\)
D
2 x 10\(^2\)
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
Work done by friction = Friction force x displacement from the relation, f = \muR
where \mu = coefficient of friction ; R = normal reaction
=> F = \mu mg (R = mg)
= 0.1 x 0.01 x 10
∴ work done = F x displacement
= 0.1 x 0.01 x 10 x 0.2
= 0.002
= 2 x 10\(^{-3}\)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12264)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
Explain the rise of water in a glass capillary tube using the kinetic theory.
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
Water and glass are made up of molecules and since the force of attraction between water molecules and glass molecules are stronger than that between water molecules, there is rise in a glass capillary tube.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54079)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
(a) What is diffusion?
(b) State two factors which affect the rate of diffusion.
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
(a) Diffusion is the process by which different forms of fluids mix with one another due to the kinetic nature of their particles.
(b) Factors affecting rate of diffusion are: Density, Temperature, Pressure and Concentration of the substance.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54080)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
(a) Explain elasticity of a substance.
(b) Define elastic constant.
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
(a) Elasticity is the ability for a body to regain its original shape and size after undergoing a stretching or compression force.
(b) Elastic constant is the force that produces a unit extension of the material.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54081)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
(a) Explain how neon signs can be produced.
(b) State two factors on which the colour of light from a fluorescent tube depend.
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
(a) A discharge tube at very high p.d. filled with neon and evacuated to a very low pressure of about 5mm will produce a discharge between the electrodes with a characteristic colour.
(b) The colour depends on;
- nature of the gas in the tube.
-nature of coating inside the tube
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54086)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
(a) (i) What is meant by a machine?
(ii) List two examples of a simple machine.
(iii) Explain the statement — the velocity ratio of a machine is 5.
(b) (i) Define the efficiency of a machine.
(ii) Explain why a machine can never be 100% efficient.
(c) A screw jack, 25% efficient and having a screw of pitch 0.4 cm is used to raise a load through a certain height. If in the process, the handle turns through a circle of radius 40.0 cm, calculate the;
(i) velocity ratio of the machine; (ii) mechanical advantage of the machine; (iii) effort required to raise a load of 1000 N with the machine. [Take \(\pi\) =3.14]
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
(a)(i) A machine is a device by means of which a force or effort applied at one point is used to overcome load at the other point.
(ii) Examples of simple machines are: lever, pulley system, incline plane, Jack, wheel and axle and hydraulic press
(iii) This means that the distance moved by the effort is 5 times the distance moved by the load at the same time interval.
(b)(i) Efficiency of a machine is the ratio of work output to work input expressed in percentage.
(iii) The efficiency of a machine can never be 100% because part of the energy supplied to the machine is used to overcome friction and in moving other parts of the machine. (i) Velocity ratio, V.R = \(\frac{2 \pi r}{P} = \frac{2 \pi \times 40}{0.4}\) = 628
(ii) Efficiency = \(\frac{M.A}{V.R}\) x 100%
M.A. = \(\frac{\text{Efficiency x V.R}}{100}\) = \(\frac{25 \times 628}{100}\) = 157
(ii) M.A = \(\frac{load}{Effort}\); Effort = \(\frac{load}{M.A}\)
= \(\frac{1000}{157}\) = 6.4N
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54089)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
(a) (i) Define relative density.
(ii) List three characteristics of pressure in a liquid.
(b) The horizontal door of a submarine at a depth of 500m has an area of 0.4m\(^{2}\). Calculate the force exerted by the sea water on the door at this depth. [Relative density of sea water = 1.03 ] [Atmospheric pressure =- 1.01 x 10\(^{5}\) Nm\(^{-2}\)] [Density of pure water = 1000kgm\(^{-3}\)] [g = 10ms\(^{-2}\)]
(c) (i) List three effects of heat other than expansion.
(ii) Explain saturated vapour pressure.
(iii) A heating coil of resistance 20 \(\Omega\) connected to a 220 V source is used to boil a certain quantity of water in a container of heat capacity 100 J kg\(^{-1}\) for 2 minutes. If the initial temperature of the water is 40^\circ C, calculate the mass of the water in the container. [specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 x 10\(^3\) Jkg\(^{-1}\) K\(^{-1}\)] [assume boiling point of water = 100^\circC]
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
(a)(i) Relative density is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water
(ii) Characteristics of pressure in liquid are:
-pressure increases in direct proportion to the depth of the liquid -pressure at any point in a liquid acts equally in all directions
-pressure at all points at the same level within a liquid is the same
-pressure applied to an enclosed liquid is transmitted equally throughout the fluid.
(b) Force on the door F = Ah g = 0.4 x 500 x 1.03 x 103x 10 = 2.06x 106N
(c)(i) Effects of heat other than expansion are:
-Rise in temperature -Change of state
-Change of colour
-Change of electrical resistance
(ii) When a liquid and its vapour are in dynamic equilibrium, the vapour is said to be saturated. The pressure or force exerted on unit area of the container of such a saturated vapour is known as saturated vapour pressure.
(iii) Heat generated by coil = heat gained by water + container.
\(\frac{V^2t}{R}\) = mc\(\theta_{\text{water}}\) + Q\(_c \theta_{\text{container}}\)
\(\frac{220^2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 60}{20}\) = m x 4.2 x 10\(^{3}\) x 60 + 100 x 60
290400 = 252000m + 6000
m = \(\frac{290400 - 6000}{252000}\) = 1.13kg
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54090)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
(a) State Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
(b) mention two phenomena that can only be explained in terms of the particulate nature of light
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
(a) Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states that there is always an uncertainty in any attempt to measure the position and momentum of a particle simultaneously
(b) Phenomena explained in terms of particle nature of light are:
- photoelectricity,
- black body radiation,
- compton effect
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54091)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
(a) Define the following terms as applied to a convex mirror:
(i) principal focus; (ii) pole (iii) radius of curvature.
(b) State one advantage and one disadvantage of using a convex mirror as a driving mirror.
(c) Draw a clearly labelled diagram to illustrate how two converging lenses may be arranged to form a compound microscope.
(d) An object 2.5 mm long is viewed through a converging lens of focal length 10.0 cm held close to the eye. A magnified image of the object is formed 30.0 cm from the lens. Calculate the:
(i) distance of the object from the lens; (ii) size of the image; (iii) power of the lens.
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
(a)(i) Principal focus of a convex mirror is a pc.nt on the principal axis on which all rays parallel and close to the principal axis appear to diverge after reflection.
(ii) The pole is the centre of the mirror through which the principal axis pass.
(iii) Radius of curvature is the radius of the sphere from which the mirror was cut.
(b) Advantages of using convex mirror for driving
-wide field of view
-image is always upright.
Disadvantages of using convex for driving:
-image is smaller
-image appears further away and gives false impression of the distance.
(d)(i) \(\frac{1}{u} + \frac{1}{v} = \frac{1}{f}; \frac{1}{u} - \frac{1}{30} = \frac{1}{10}; \frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{10} + \frac{1}{30}\)
= \(\frac{4}{30} = \frac{2}{15}; u = \frac{15}{2}\) = 7.5cm
(ii) \(\frac{\text{image size}}{\text{object size}} = \frac{\text{image distance x object size}}{\text{object distance}}\)
= \(\frac{30 \times 0.25}{7.5} = 1cm\)
(iii) Power = \(\frac{1}{\text{focal length (in metre)}} = \frac{1}{0.1}\)
= +10.0 dioptre 0.1
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54093)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2002
Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Solution
(a) Define: (i) reactance; (ii) impedance.
(b)(i) Explain resonant frequency of an RLC circuit.
(ii) Explain the statement — the power supply voltage of a source is 230V
(c) A source of e.m.f 240V and frequency 50 Hz is connected to a series arrangement of a resistor, an inductor and a capacitor. When the current in the capacitor is 10A, the potential difference across the resistor is 140 V and that across the inductor is 50 V. Calculate the:
(i) potential difference across the capacitor (ii) capacitance of the capacitor; (iii) inductance of the indicator.
(d) Draw and label one vector diagram for the potential differences across the inductor, the capacitor and the resistor in (c) above.
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
(a)(i) Reactance s the opposition in ohms to the alternating current by an inductor, a capacitor or both.
(ii) Impedance is the total opposition is ohms to the alternating current by a combination of resistor as well as a capacitor or an inductor.
(b)(i) Resonant frequency fo is to frequency at which the current in the circuit has a maximum value. fo = \(\frac{1}{2 \pi LC}\)
(ii) This means that the root mean square value of the voltage is 230v. The actual voltage lies between Vo and -Vo where the voltage amplitude or peak voltage Vo.
(c)(i) \(V^2 = V^2_R + (V_L - V_C)^2; 240^2 = 140^2 + (50 - v_c)^2\);
50 - \(V_c = 194.9\)
\(V_c = 244.9v\)
(ii) X\(_c = \frac{1}{2 \pi fc} = \frac{V}{1} = \frac{1}{2 \pi \times 50 \times c} = \frac{244.9}{10}\)
C = \(\frac{10}{2 \pi \times 50 \times 244.9} = 129.97 \mu F\)
(iii) \(X_L = 2 \pi fL = \frac{v}{l}; 2 \pi \times 50 \times L = \frac{50}{10}\)
L = \(\frac{50}{100x}\)
= 0.01159Hz
(d)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #54094)