Waec 2022 Physics Past Questions And Answers

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1

The reason for having a large number of turns in the coil of a moving coil galvanometer is to--------

  • A. make the deflection of the needle proportional to the current
  • B. increase the sensitivity of the galvanometer
  • C. decrease the magnetic flux produced by the mag
  • D. make the permanent magnet stronger
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2

The speed of fast-moving neutrons in a nuclear reactor can be reduced by using?

  • A. graphite rods
  • B. concrete shield
  • C. iron rods
  • D. boron rods
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3

Current is passed through two parallel conductors in the same direction. If the conductors are placed near each other, they will------------------

  • A. move in a circle
  • B. repel each other
  • C. remain stationary
  • D. attract each other
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4

Which of the following statements about electric potential energy is not correct?

  • A. The electric potential energy of a positively charged particle increases when it moves to a point of higher potential
  • B. The electric potential energy of a negatively charged particle increases when it moves to a point of lower potential .
  • C. The electric potential energy of a positively charged particle decreases when it moves to a point of higher potential
  • D. The work done in taking a charged particle around a closed path in an electric field is zero
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5

State:

(a) The S.I. unit of the intensity of a blackbody radiation.

(b) Two features of the intensity-wavelength graph of a perfect blackbody at different temperatures.

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6

The magnetic material produced from the chemical combination of metal oxides and has a very high resistance to electric current is called

  • A. ferrite substance
  • B. paramagnetic substance
  • C. ferromagnetic substance
  • D. diamagnetic substance
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7

State three properties of a semiconductor.

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8

A body of mass, M, moving with velocity, V, has a wavelength, X, associated with it. This phenomenon is called----------

  • A. photoelectric effect
  • B. heisenberg's uncertainty principle
  • C. compton effect
  • D. wave-particles paradox
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9

Molecules move in random motion within a liquid. The total internal energy of the liquid depends on all of the following except its?

  • A. temperature
  • B. mass
  • C. specific heat capacity
  • D. melting point
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10

The efficiency of a wheel and axle is 100% and the ratio of their radii is 5:1. calculate the effort required to lift a load of mass 20kg using this machine, [g = 10 m s?2]

  • A. 20N
  • B. 25N
  • C. 40N
  • D. 100N
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