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Pressure is the force acting perpendicularly per unit area while force is the push or pull on an object.
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- State any two special rays used in the construction of ray diagrams(Solved)
State any two special rays used in the construction of ray diagrams
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- Electrons emitted from a metal when light of a certain frequency is shone on the metal are
found to have a maximum energy of 8.0 x...(Solved)
Electrons emitted from a metal when light of a certain frequency is shone on the metal are
found to have a maximum energy of 8.0 x 10-19J. If the work function of the metal is 3.2 x 10-19J,
determine the wavelength of the light used.
Date posted: September 19, 2017. Answers (1)
- A car can be brought to rest from a speed of 20 ms-1 in a time of 2s.
(i) Calculate the average deceleration
(ii) If the driver’s...(Solved)
A car can be brought to rest from a speed of 20 ms-1 in a time of 2s.
(i) Calculate the average deceleration
(ii) If the driver’s reaction time is 0.2s, determine the shortest stopping distance
Date posted: September 19, 2017. Answers (1)
- A drinking glass 0.02 kg contains 200gms of water at 20^0 C. A mass of 0.04 kg of ice at 0^0 C is
dropped into the...(Solved)
A drinking glass 0.02 kg contains 200gms of water at 20^0C. A mass of 0.04 kg of ice at 0^0 C is
dropped into the glass. Determine the final temperature of the mixture. Specific heat capacity of
glass = 670kg^-1K^-1. (Give your answer to correct one decimal place)
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- State how eddy currents are reduced in a transformer(Solved)
How are eddy currents in the transformer minimized?
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- State three factors that affect the speed of sound in the air(Solved)
State three factors that affect the speed of sound in the air
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- Define the term wave(Solved)
Define the term wave
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- The number of molecules in 18cm^3 of a liquid is 6 x 10^23. Assuming that the diameter of the
molecules is equivalent to the side of...(Solved)
The number of molecules in 18cm^3 of a liquid is 6 x 10^23. Assuming that the diameter of the
molecules is equivalent to the side of a cube having the same volume as the molecule. Determine
the diameter of the molecule.
Date posted: September 19, 2017. Answers (1)
- State factors affecting the spring constant of the spring(Solved)
State factors affecting the spring constant of the spring
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- State factors that determine the force on a current carrying conductor on the magnetic field(Solved)
State factors that determine the force on a current carrying conductor on the magnetic field
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- State any three characteristics of images formed by a convex mirror(Solved)
State any three characteristics of images formed by a convex mirror
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- State two types of curved mirrors(Solved)
State two types of curved mirrors
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- State any two factors the affect the stability of a body(Solved)
State any two factors the affect the stability of a body
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- State the basic laws of magnetism(Solved)
State the basic laws of magnetism
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- Name three States of equilibrium(Solved)
Name three States of equilibrium
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- What is the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves(Solved)
What is the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves
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- A copper calorimeter of mass 60g is filed with 100g of water at 250C. Steam at a normal
temperature and pressure ( N.T.P) is passed thought...(Solved)
A copper calorimeter of mass 60g is filed with 100g of water at 250C. Steam at a normal
temperature and pressure ( N.T.P) is passed thought the water until a temperature 450C is attained.
The final mass of calorimeter and the contents was found to be 163.5g. Calculate the specific latent
heat of vaporization ‘l’ of water (Specific heat capacity for water is 4200JKg^-1 and for copper is 378Kg^-1K^1)
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- A body moving initially at 50m/s decelerates uniformly at 2ms-2 until it comes to rest.
What distance does it cover from the time it started...(Solved)
A body moving initially at 50m/s decelerates uniformly at 2ms-2 until it comes to rest.
What distance does it cover from the time it started to decelerate
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- A accelerates uniformly from it initial velocity, u, the final velocity, v in time t. The distance
traveled during this time is S. If the acceleration...(Solved)
A accelerates uniformly from it initial velocity, u, the final velocity, v in time t. The distance
traveled during this time is S. If the acceleration is denoted by the letter, a show that;
(i) V = u + at
(ii) S = ut + at2
(iii) V2 = u2 + as
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- An observer A is in a moving vehicle with a siren on while an observer B is stationary on the side
of the road. State the...(Solved)
An observer A is in a moving vehicle with a siren on while an observer B is stationary on the side
of the road. State the difference between the sound heard by A and B as the vehicle approaches B
at a high constant speed
Date posted: September 18, 2017. Answers (1)