physics

One common characteristic of solids, liquids, and gasses is that?

A. all the three have fixed volume B. their molecule have the same size C. their molecules are always in…

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A solid weight 45N and 15N respectively in air and water. Determine the relative density of the solid

A. 0.33 B. 0.50 C. 1.50 D. 3.00 Correct Answer: Option C C. 1.50 Explanation R.d = weight in air/apparent…

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A reservoir is filled with a liquid of density 2000kgm‾³. Calculate the depth at which the pressure in the liquid will equal to 9100Nm‾² [g = 10ms‾²]

A. 0.262m B. 0.455m C. 0.664m D. 0.819m Correct Answer: Option B B. 0.455m Explanation h = peg=9100/(2000×10) =0.455m

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The force between the molecules of a liquid in contact with that of a solid is?

A. adhesive B. cohesive C. magnetic D. repulsive Correct Answer: Option A A. adhesive

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The diagram above shows the resultant electric field pattern due to two electric point charges P and S. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. P is negatively charged while S is positively charged B. P is positively charged while S is negatively charged…

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Nuclear fission is preferred to nuclear fusion in the generation of energy because?

A. very high temperature is required for fusion B. the raw material of fusion are not easily obtained C. Energy…

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The minimum energy required to remove an electron from an atom is known as?

A. excitation energy B. ionization energy C. binding energy D. photon energy Correct Answer: Option B B. ionization energy

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A radioactive element has a decay constant of 0.077s-1, calculate its half life

A. 12.5s B. 9.0s C. 5.1s D. 0.5s Correct Answer: Option B B. 9.0s Explanation T = 0.692/λ=0.692/0.077 = 9s

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