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Addition of soap solution to pure water reduces the surface tension that was holding the pin on the surface and so the pin sinks
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- State the reason why water spilled on a glass surface wets the surface.(Solved)
State the reason why water spilled on a glass surface wets the surface.
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- A butcher has a beam balance and masses 0.5 kg and 2 kg. How would he measure 1.5 kg of meat on the balance at once?(Solved)
A butcher has a beam balance and masses 0.5 kg and 2 kg. How would he measure 1.5 kg of meat on the balance at once?
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- Why does the weight of the body vary from place to place?(Solved)
Give reason why the weight of the body varies from place to place.
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Name two forces that determine the shape of liquid drop on a solid surface.
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A student measured the length of a wire four times using a metre rule and obtained the following readings: 18.6 cm; 18.5 cm and 18.6 cm. Determine the length the length the student should record
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State the reason why it is not correct to quote the weight of solid objects in kilograms
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- A stopwatch started 0.50s after the start button was pressed. The time recorded using the stopwatch for a ball bearing falling through a liquid was 2.53s.(Solved)
A stopwatch started 0.50s after the start button was pressed. The time recorded using the stopwatch for a ball bearing falling through a liquid was 2.53s. Determine the time of fall.
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- A drug manufacturer gives the mass of the active ingredient in a tablet as 5 mg. Express this quantity in kilogramme and in standard form (Solved)
A drug manufacturer gives the mass of the active ingredient in a tablet as 5 mg. Express this quantity in kilogramme and in standard form.
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Mechanics is one of the branches of physics. State what it deals with.
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State two ways through which the rate of evaporation of a liquid may be increased.
Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)
- State Archimedes' principle(Solved)
State Archimedes' principle.
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State the pressure law for an ideal gas.
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Give a reason why it is not advisable to melt ice directly using an electric heating coil.
Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)
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Define specific latent heat of vaporization.
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Give reasons why a safety seat belt used in a vehicle;should have a wide surface area and should be slightly extensible.
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Define impulse in terms of momentum
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- A girl throws tennis ball vertically upwards from a truck moving at a constant velocity(Solved)
A girl throws tennis ball vertically upwards from a truck moving at a constant velocity. Give the reason why the ball lands back exactly the same point where it was projected.
Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)
- A steel needle when placed carefully on water can be made to float(Solved)
A steel needle when placed carefully on water can be made to float. When detergent is added to the water it sinks. Explain this observation.
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State two quantities kept constant while verifying Charles' law.
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- State the law that connects pressure and temperature for a fixed mass of a gas(Solved)
State the law that connects pressure and temperature for a fixed mass of a gas.
Date posted: January 16, 2017. Answers (1)