Physics 2011 Jamb Examination

Physics 2011 Jamb Examination
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Question 41

A copper wire was subjected to a tensile stress of 7.7 × 107 N m-2. Calculate the strain of the wire.
[Young's modulus = 1.1 × 1011 N m-2]
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C. 7.0 × 10-4 — strain = stress / Young’s modulus = (7.7 × 107) / (1.1 × 1011) = 7.0 × 10-4.
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Question 42

I. High thermal capacity.
II. High sensitivity.
III. Easy readability.
IV. Accuracy over a wide range of temperature.

From the statement above, the qualities of a good thermometer are
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D. II, III and IV — a good thermometer should have high sensitivity, easy readability, and accuracy over a wide temperature range.
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Question 43

Two balls X and Y weighing 5 g and 50 kg respectively were thrown up vertically at the same time with a velocity of 100 m s-1. How will their positions be one second later?
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D. X and Y both be 500 m from the point of throw — gravitational acceleration is the same for all masses, so both move identically.
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Question 44

If it takes an object 3 s to fall freely to the ground from a certain height, what is the distance covered by the object?
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C. 45 m — distance = ½gt² = ½ × 10 × 3² = 45 m.
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Question 45

An object of mass 2 kg moves with a velocity of 10 m s-1 round a circle of radius 4 m. Calculate the centripetal force on the object.
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C. 50 N — F = mv²/r = (2 × 10²) / 4 = 50 N.
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Question 46

A carpenter on top of a roof of 20.0 m high dropped a hammer of mass 1.5 kg and it fell directly to the ground. The kinetic energy of the hammer just before hitting the ground is?
[g = 10 m s-2]
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C. 300 J — K.E = mgh = 1.5 × 10 × 20 = 300 J.
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Question 47

If a tube of small radius opened at both ends is placed in a liquid, the liquid will
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C. Falls below the liquid level if the liquid does not wet the glass — non-wetting liquids (like mercury) experience capillary depression.
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Question 48

A man standing on a lift that is descending does not feel any weight because
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C. There is no reaction from the floor of the lift — the lift and man are in free fall, so normal reaction is zero.
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Question 49

A block of aluminum is heated electrically by a 25 W heater. If the temperature rises by 10 °C in 5 minutes, the heat capacity of the aluminum is?
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B. 750 J K-1 — heat supplied = 25 × 5 × 60 = 7500 J; heat capacity = 7500 / 10 = 750 J K-1.
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