JAMB Physics Past Questions & Answers - Page 112

556.

Which of the following statements about evaporation and boiling is FALSE?

A.

Evaporation may take place at any temperature.

B.

In evaporation, vapour escapes only from the surface of a liquid

C.

The temperature remains constant as long as the liquid is boiling

D.

The temperature at which boiling takes place can be altered by changing the external pressure

E.

The rate of evaporation does not depend on temperature.

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

557.

The image obtained on the screen of a pin-hole camera becomes less sharply defined when the

A.

object is moved farther from the pin-hole

B.

screen is moved farther from the pin-hole

C.

object is made smaller

D.

illumination is made more intense

E.

pin-hole is made larger.

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

559.

Which of the following pairs of light rays shows the widest separation in the spectrum of white light?

A.

Red and blue

B.

Orange and green

C.

Red and indigo

D.

Violet and green

E.

Yellow and red

Correct answer is C

This is called dispersion . A beam of white light passes through a prism and changes into a spectrum of colours.

The spectrum is a band of seven colours which is obtained by splitting of white light by a glass prism. The order of colours from the lower end of spectrum is violet (V), indigo (I), blue (B), green (G), yellow (Y), orange (O), and red (R).

560.

The image is a plane mirror is

A.

inverted, real with a magnificant of \(\frac{1}{2}\)

B.

inverted, virtual with a magnification of 1

C.

inverted, real with a magnification of 2

D.

upright, virtual with a magnificent of 1

E.

upright, real with a magnification of 2

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.