JAMB Physics Past Questions & Answers - Page 270

1,346.

Which of the following conditions will make water boil at a temperature of 100oC when the atmospheric pressure is 750mmHg?

A.

increase the external pressure

B.

reduce the external pressure

C.

heat more rapidly at the same pressure

D.

reduce the external pressure by a quarter

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,347.
1,348.

The pressure of a gas when cooled at constant volume will decrease because the molecules

A.

collide less frequently with the walls of the container

B.

have the same average kinetic energy

C.

break up into smaller molecules

D.

decrease in number

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,349.

A bar of initial length /0 is heated through a temperature change \(\Delta\)t to a new length I. The linear expansivity, a, of the bar is

A.

\(\frac{/ - /_o}{/ \Delta t}\)

B.

\(\frac{/ - /_o}{/_o \Delta t}\)

C.

/o(1 + \(\Delta\) t)

D.

\(\frac{/ - /_o}{/(1 + \Delta t)}\)

Correct answer is B

\(\frac{L - L_o}{L_o \Delta t}\)

1,350.

The resistances of platinum wire at the ice and steam points are 0.75 ohm and 1.05 ohm respectively. Determine the temperature at which the resistance of the wire is 0.90 ohm

A.

43.0oC

B.

50.0oC

C.

69.9oC

D.

87.0oC

Correct answer is B

100oC .... 1.05\(\theta\)

\(\theta\)oC .... 0.9\(\theta\)

0oC .... 0.75\(\theta\)

\(\frac{\theta - 0}{100 - 0}\) = \(\frac{0.9 - 0.75}{1.05 - 0.75}\)

\(\theta\) = 50oC