JAMB Physics Past Questions & Answers - Page 285

1,421.

In which of the following is surface tension important?

A.

the floating of a ship in water

B.

the floating of a dry needle in water

C.

the floating of a baloon in air

D.

the diffusion of sugar solution across a membrane

Correct answer is B

A carefully placed small needle can be made to float on the surface of water even though it is several times as dense as water. If the surface is agitated to break up the surface tension, then needle will quickly sink.

1,423.

The mass of a stone is 15.0g when completely immersed in water and 10.0g when completely immersed in a liquid of relative density 2.0. The mass of the stone in air is

A.

5.0g

B.

12.0g

C.

20.0g

D.

25.0g

Correct answer is C

R.D = \(\frac{\text{ mass of liquid displaced}}{\text {mass of water displaced}}\)

2 = \(\frac{m - 10}{m - 15}\)

m = 20g

1,424.
1,425.

A 20kg mass is to be pulled up a slope inclined at 30o to the horizontal. If the efficiency of the plane is 75%, the force required to pull the load up the plane is [g = 10ms-2]

A.

13.3N

B.

73.5N

C.

133.3N

D.

53.2N

Correct answer is C

Efficiency = m.A x \(\frac{1}{V.R}\) X 100%

75 = \(\frac{20 \times 10}{effort}\) x \(\frac{1}{\frac{g}{sin\theta}}\) x 100%

Effort = 133.3N