WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 4136

20,676.

The phenomenon of radioactivity was first discovered by

A.

Marie Curve

B.

Sir J.J Thomson

C.

Henn Becquerel

D.

Niels Bohr

E.

Enrico Fermi

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,677.

lf Einstein’s photoelectric equation is represented by hf - W = Φ where h is Planck’s constant, f the frequency of incident radiation and W the work function of the material, what does the symbol Φ up stand for?

A.

Energy of the photons

B.

Maximum Kinetic energy of the ejected electrons

C.

Threshold frequency of the photons

D.

Stopping potential of the electrons

E.

Velocity of the electrons

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,678.

24 Na → 24 mg4 + X + energy
11         2                             

The equation above represents a nuclear decay of sodium isotope. What is X?

A.

Alpha particle

B.

Beta particle

C.

Gamma ray

D.

X-ray

E.

Neutron

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20,679.

How long does it take a 750 W heater operating at full rating to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water from 40oC to 70oC? (Take the specific heat capacity of water as 4200 J kg-1 K-1 and neglect heat losses).

A.

84s

B.

112s

C.

168s

D.

280s

E.

616s

Correct answer is C

Heat energy = Elect. energy

mc\(\theta\) = power x time

1 x 4200 x (70 - 40) = 750 x t

t = 168s

20,680.

What amount of current would pass through a 10 Ω coil if it takes 21s for the coil to just melt a lump of ice of mass 10g at 0oC if there are no heat losses? (Latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 Jg\(^{-1}\)).

A.

16.00A

B.

4.00A

C.

0.50A

D.

0.25A

E.

0.06A

Correct answer is B

I\(^2\)Rt = mI;

I = \(\sqrt{\frac{mI}{Rt}}\)

= \(\sqrt{\frac{10 \times 336}{10 \times 21}}\)

= \(\sqrt{16}\)

= 4.0A