JAMB Physics Past Questions & Answers - Page 201

1,001.

Which of the following statements on the use of X-rays is incorrect? X-rays are used

A.

in hospitals to obtain photogaphs of tissues and bones in the body

B.

for the treatment of malignant growths like cancer cells

C.

in detecting fingerprints

D.

to reveal hidden flaws in metal castings and welded joints

E.

to detect alternations which have been made to works of art

Correct answer is C

-The radiography of cultural objects is the use of radiography to understand intrinsic details about objects. Most commonly this involves X-rays of paintings to reveal underdrawingpentimenti alterations in the course of painting or by later restorers, and sometimes previous paintings on the support.

-Hard X-rays are used for destroying cancerous cells

-Soft X-rays are used in medicine to photograph human parts

-. In the present work, the spatial elemental imaging capabilities of micro-X-ray fluorescence (MXRF) were used to visualize fingerprint patterns based on inorganic elements present in the prints.

 

However; Cobalt-60 is widely used in industrial radiography for the rapid checking of faults in wields and castings.

1,002.

The name given to the characteristics behavior of substances which set their length perpendicular to a strong magnetic field instead of in line with it is

A.

magnetization

B.

paramagnetism

C.

diamagnetism

D.

demagnetization

E.

ferromagnetism

Correct answer is C

If diamagnetic substances are placed in a non-uniform magnetic field, then the substances move towards the weaker side of the field from the stronger side.

When a rod of diamagnetic substance is suspended in a uniform magnetic field, it comes to rest with its length perpendicular to the directions of the field

1,003.

Any line or section through an advancing wave in which all the particles are in the same phase is called the

A.

wave length

B.

wave crest

C.

wave trough

D.

wave amplitude

E.

wave front

Correct answer is E

The wavefront of a time-varying field is the set of all points where the wave has the same phase of the sinusoid.

1,004.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the image in a plane mirror? The image is

A.

the same size as the object

B.

laterally inverted

C.

virtual

D.

magnified

E.

the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,005.

A pressure cooker saves both time and fuel in cooking because inside the cooker, the

A.

boiling point of water is raised

B.

pressure is constant

C.

heat is completely trapped

D.

temperature is evenly distributed

E.

volume of steam varies

Correct answer is A

When atmospheric pressure increases, the boiling point becomes higher, and when atmospheric pressure decreases (as it does when elevation increases), the boiling point becomes lower.