2018 - JAMB Physics Past Questions and Answers - page 8

For what values of F and θ will the forces shown in the diagram below be in equilibrium.
Resolving the vertical component of the force, 40cosθ = 20, θ = 60\(^o\)
Resolving the horizontal component of the force, f = 40sinθ = 40sin60\(^o\)
= 40(\(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\))
= 20√3 N
Users' Answers & CommentsWhich of the following phenomena cannot be explained by the molecular theory of matter?
Conduction: the flow of internal energy from a region of higher temperature to lower temperature
Convection: heat transfer due to bulk movement of molecules within fluids
Expansion: the action of becoming larger or more extensive
Users' Answers & CommentsThe friction which exist between two layers of liquid in relative motion is called.
Viscosity, resistance of a fluid (liquid or gas) to a change in shape, or movement of neighbouring portions relative to one another. Viscosity denotes opposition to flow. The reciprocal of the viscosity is called the fluidity, a measure of the ease of flow. Molasses, for example, has a greater viscosity than water.
Users' Answers & CommentsA particle of mass M initially at rest splits into two. If one of the particles of mass M1 moves with velocity V1 , the second particle moves with velocity
To keep a vehicle moving at a constant speed V requires power P from the engine. The force provided by the engine is
Which of the following is the dimension of pressure
Pressure, P= \(\frac{Force}{Area}\)
P = m × \(\frac{a}{t}\)
= \(\frac{MLT^{−2}}{L × L}\)
= ML\(^{−1}\)T\(^{−2}\)
Users' Answers & CommentsPalm oil from a bottle flows out more easily after it has been heated because the
Molecules cannot be given energy during the heating and the molecules of oil cannot force each other out
Users' Answers & CommentsA ball of mass 5.0kg hits a smooth vertical wall normally with a speed of 2ms\(^{-1}\). Determine the magnitude of the resulting impulse
Impulse = Change in momentum
m (v - u)
5 (2.0)
= 5 x 2 = 10.0kgm\(^{-1}\)
= 10.0kgms\(^{-1}\)
Users' Answers & CommentsThe efficiency of energy conversion on the energy flow through a hydroelectric power is?
Efficiency = \(\frac{\text{useful energy output from machine}}{\text{energy input into machine}}\)
= \(\frac{E3}{E2}\)
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An object weighs 30N in air and 21N in water. The weight of the object when completely immersed in a liquid of relative density 1.4 is
Weight of water displaced = upthrust = 30 - 21 = 9N
Mass of water displaced = \(\frac{9}{10}\) = 0.9kg
Volume of object = 9 × 10\(^{-4}\)m\(^3\)
= (9 × 10\(^{-4}\)) (1.4 ×103)
= 1.26kg = 12N
30 - 12.6 = 17.4N
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