Thermal Expansion - Jamb Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

If the time of flight is 96seconds, calculate the horizontal range through the point of projection.

A. 84400m
B. 69000m
C. 61440m
D. 24000m

Question 2:

• JAMB 1979

In what range of temperature is the expansion of water anomalous?

A. +208^oC to +212^oC
B. -80^oC + -76^oC
C. -4^oC to 0^oC
D. +96^oC to +100^oC
E. 0^oC to +4^oC

Question 3:

• JAMB 1980

the ratio of the linear expansivity of copper to that of iron is approximately 1.5. A specimen of iron and a specimen of copper expands by the same amount per unit rise in temperature. The ratio of their length is

A. 3
B. 1.5
C. 1.32
D. 1
E. 0.67

Question 4:

• JAMB 1982

A rod of length 10cm is heated through 100^oC and its final length is 10.26cm. What is the co-efficient of linear expansion of the rod?

A. 0.026 per degree centigrade
B. 0.00026 per degree centigrade
C. 0.26 per degree centigrade
D. 1.0026 per degree centigrade
E. 0.0026 per degree centigrade

Question 5:

• JAMB 1983

The linear expansivity of brass is 2 x 10^-5oC^-1. If the volume of a piece of brass is 10cm³ at 0^oC, what will be its volume at 100^oC?

A. 10.02cm³
B. 10.04cm³
C. 10.06cm³
D. 10.20cm³
E. 102.00cm³