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1796

Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about the emission of the photoelectrons from metallic surfaces?

i. all metallic surfaces emits the same number of photoelectrons in a given light

ii. most metallic surfaces emit the same number of photoelectrons in visible and infra-red light

iii. a metallic surface emits photoelectrons only if the frequency of the incident light is higher than its own characteristics threshold frequency

  • A. i only
  • B. ii only
  • C. i and ii
  • D. ii and iii
  • E. iii only
View Answer & Discuss (16) JAMB 1984
1797

A galvanometer of resistance 5.0Ω has full-scale deflection for a current of 100mA. How would its range be extended to 1.0A? By placing a resistance of

  • A. \(\frac{5}{9}\)\(\Omega\) in parallel
  • B. \(\frac{9}{5}\)\(\Omega\) in series
  • C. 45\(\Omega\) in parallel
  • D. 45\(\Omega\) in series
  • E. \(\frac{9}{5}\)\(\Omega\) in parallel
View Answer & Discuss (11) JAMB 1984
1798

In a resonance tube experiment, a tube fixed length is closed at one end and several tuning forks of increasing frequency used to obtain resonance at the open end. If the tuning fork with the lowest frequency which gave resonance had a frequency f1 and the next tuning fork to give resonance had a frequency f2, find the ratio \(\frac{f^2}{f^1}\).

  • A. 8
  • B. 3
  • C. 2
  • D. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • E. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
View Answer & Discuss (11) JAMB 1983
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1799
Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?
  • A. Force
  • B. Altitude
  • C. weight
  • D. Displacement
  • E. Acceleration
View Answer & Discuss (6) JAMB 1983
1800

Which of the following statements about friction is NOT correct?

  • A. The force of kinetic friction is less than the force of static friction
  • B. The force of kinetic friction between two surfaces is independent of the areas in contact provided the normal reaction is unchanged
  • C. The force of rolling friction between two surfaces is less than the force of sliding friction
  • D. The angle of friction is the angle between the normal reaction and the force of friction
  • E. Friction may be reduced by lubrication
View Answer & Discuss (16) JAMB 1983
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