Physics questions and answers

Physics Questions and Answers

If you want to learn more about the nature and properties of matter and energy or you're simply preparing for a Physics exam, these Physics past questions and answers are ideal for you.

2,696.

Light of wavelength 5000 x 10-8cm travels in free space with a velocity of 3 x 108ms-1. What is its wavelength in glass of refractive index 1.5?

A.

3333 x 10-8cm

B.

5000 x 10-8cm

C.

6666 x10-8cm

D.

750010-8cm

Correct answer is A

n = \(\frac{\text{wavelength in space}}{\text{wavelength in glass}}\)

1.5 = \(\frac{5000 \times 10^{-8}}{\lambda g}\)

\(\lambda\)g = 3333 x 10-8cm

2,697.

In a sound wave in air, the adjacent rarefactions and compressions are separated by a distance of 17cm. If the velocity of the sound wave is 340ms-1. Determine the frequency

A.

10Hz

B.

20Hz

C.

1000Hz

D.

5780Hz

Correct answer is C

\(\lambda\) = 2L

2 x 17 = 34cm

F = \(\frac{V}{\lambda}\)

= \(\frac{340}{34 \times 10^{-2}}\)

= 1000Hz

2,698.

When the tension in a sonometer wire is doubled, the ratio of the new frequency to the initial frequency is?

A.

\(\frac{1}{\sqrt2}\)

B.

\(\frac{1}{2}\)

C.

\(\sqrt2\)

D.

2

Correct answer is A

\(\frac{F_1}{F_2}\) = \(\sqrt{\frac{T_1}{T_2}}\)

\(T_2 = 2T_1\)

\(\frac{F_1}{F_2}\) = \(\sqrt{\frac{T_1}{2T_1}}\)

\(\frac{F_1}{F_2}\) = \(\sqrt2\)

F\(_2\) : F\(_1\) = 1 : \(\sqrt{2}\)

\(\frac{F_2}{F_1}\) = \(\frac{1}{\sqrt2}\)

2,700.

From the kinetic theory of gases, temperature is a

A.

form of energy and is proportional to the total kinetic energy of the molecules

B.

form of energy and is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the molecules

C.

physical property and is proportional to the total kinetic energy of the molecules

D.

physical property and is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the molecules

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.