WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 4217

21,082.

A piece of cork floating on water is acted upon by the forces of...

A.

Weight and viscosity

B.

weight and upthrust

C.

upthrust and viscosity

D.

weight only

E.

upthrust only

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

21,083.

A block of material of volume 20cm-3 and density 2.5gcm-3 is suspended from a spring balance with half the volume immersed in water. What is the reading of the spring balance? (Density of water = 1.0gcm-3).

A.

8g

B.

25g

C.

30g

D.

40g

E.

50g

Correct answer is D

W = pvg = (2.5 x 10 x 60)/100 = 0.500N.
Upthrust = wt of liquid displaced = pvg water.
pvg water = (1x20x10)/2 = 0.10N
Reading => 0.500N - 0.100N = 0.4N = 40g

21,084.

Which of the following is used to determine the relative density of the acid in a car battery?

A.

Hypsometer

B.

Hygrometer

C.

Manometer

D.

Hydrometer

E.

Spectrometer

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.