Jamb 2003 Physics Past Questions And Answers
The count rate of a radioactive material is 800 count/min. If the half-life of the material is 4 days, what would the count rate be in 16 days later
- A. 200 count / min
- B. 100 count / min
- C. 50 count / min
- D. 25 count / min
The force on a charge moving with velocity v in a magnetic field B is half of the maximum force when the angle between v and B is
- A. 90°
- B. 45°
- C. 30°
- D. 0°
When a nucleus is formed by bringing protons and neutrons together, the actual mass of the formed nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of the energy equivalent of this mass difference is the
- A. lost energy
- B. work function
- C. binding energy
- D. stability energy
A piece of stone attached to one end of a string is whirled round in a horizontal circle and the string suddenly cuts. The stone will fly off in a direction
- A. perpendicular to the circular path
- B. parallel to the circular path
- C. tangential to the circular path
- D. towards the center of the circle
The maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectron emitted from a metal surface is 0.34eV. If the work function of the metal surface is 1.83eV,find the stopping potential.
- A. 2.17V
- B. 1.49V
- C. 1.09V
- D. 0.34V
A test tube of radius 1.0cm is loaded to 8.8g. If is placed upright in water, find the depth to which it would sink
- A. 2.8cm
- B. 5.2cm
- C. 25.5cm
- D. 28.0cm
In a semi conductor junction diode, as the depletion or barrier layer is forward-biased, the layer
- A. widens
- B. narrows
- C. remains constant
- D. widens then narrows
A wire of 5Ω resistance is drawn out so that its new length is two times the original length. If the resistivity of the wire remains the same and the cross-sectional area is halved, the new resistance is
- A. 40Ω
- B. 20Ω
- C. 10Ω
- D. 5Ω
By what factor will the size of an object placed 10cm from a convex lens be increased if the image is seen on a screen placed 25cm from the lens?
- A. 15.0
- B. 2.5
- C. 1.5
- D. 0.4
When an alternating current given by I = 10sin (120π)t passes through a 12Ω resistor, the power dissipated in the resistor is
- A. 1200W
- B. 600W
- C. 120W
- D. 30W