1. A series RLC circuit has a resistance of 50.0Ω, a capacitance of 6.00nF and an inductance of 28.0mH.

The
circuit is connected to a wide range adjustable frequency voltage source with an output of 25.0V. What is the
voltage across the inductor?
a. 2500V
b. 1080V
c. 1000V
d. 2000V
2. Which of the following is correct about two parallel conductors carrying circuits in the same direction?
a. The field strength in the space between the two conductors is decreased
b. The conductor attracts each other
c. The conductor repel each other
d. None of the above
3. In producing X-rays, a beam of electrons accelerated through a potential difference V are made to strike a
metal target. For what value of Vout of the following will be X-ray have the lowest wavelength
a. 10KV
b. 20KV
c. 30KV
d. 40KV
4. Which of the following statement is true?
a. An electron is in an ionization state if it gains enough energy to completely remove it from the atom
b. An electron is said to be in an excited state when it gains energy and move to a higher energy level
c. The bundle of energy released is greater than the difference in the energy levels the electron moves
between
d. The lowest energy level is called ground state
5. Which of the following is correct?
a. The intensity of X-rays depend on the number of electron hitting the target anode
b. Increase in voltage lead to increase in the penetrating power of the X-rays
c. Continuous X-ray spectra consists of all possible wavelengths of X-rays within a certain range
d. In photo electric effect, at the stopping potential, maximum current will flow between the anode and
the cathode
6. Eight light are connected in series across a 110v line. What is the voltage across each bulb.
(a) 12.78v
(b) 13.75v
(c) 110v
(d) 15.89v
7. When operating on a 120v circuit, an electric heater receives 1.30x103W of power, a toaster receives
1.00x103W, and an electric oven receives 1.54x103W. if all the three appliances are connected in parallel on
the 120v circuit and turned, what is the total current drawn from an external source.
(a) 24A
(b) 32A
(c) 40A
(d) 48A
8. The quantity of charge q that has passed through a surface area 2.00cm2 varies with time according to the
equation , where t is in seconds. What is the instantaneous current through the surface at t =
1.00s.
(a) 15A
(b) 17A
(c) 20A
(d) 24A
9. The quantity of charge q that has passed through a surface area 2.00cm2 varies with time according to the
equation , where t is in seconds. What is the value of the current density.
(a) 54x103A/m2
(b) 76x103A/m2
 (c) 94x103A/m2
(d) 85x103A/m2
10. Three point charges (q1=6µC, q2=1.5µC and q3=-2µC lie along a straight line. If the separation between q1 and
q2 is 3cm and the separation between q2 and q3 is 2cm. calculate the magnitude of the net electric force on q1.
(a) 56.8N
(b) 67.2N
(c) 14.7N
(d) 43.2N

11. Find the energy required to excite a hydrogen atom from the ground state to n = 2 and what type of light is
associated with this transition?
a. – 10.2J, UV light
b. – 10.2J, Visible light
c. – 1.63 x 10-18J, UV light
d. – 1.63 x 10-18J, Infra red light
12. Why would it be unrealistic to build a 1.0 farad capacitor, if the plate separation is 1.00mm? (ε0 = 8.85 x 10-
12 2
C /Nm2)
a. The capacitance is too small
b. The separation is too small
c. The area is too small
d. None of the above
13. Jose stored an electric potential energy of 2.5J in a vacuum of 1.00m3 by a field E. If the field is reduced to
one-quarter of its initial value, how much energy is stored per cubic meter?
a. 0.2J/m2
b. 0.3J/m2
c. 0.25J/m2
d. 0.21J/m2
14. A Physics student made a capacitor of capacitance 4.0μF with a sheet of plastic 50cm wide and 0.3 x 10-2cm
thick between the metal if the relative permittivity of the material is 2.8. What length of the plastic is
required?
a. 935.5m
b. 925.3m
c. 968.5m
d. 526.7m
15. A current of 10.2A passes through a copper wire of cross sectional area of 2.00 x 10-6m2. Assuming that each
copper atom contributes one electron to the metal, calculate the drift velocity of the electron in the wire.
(Density of copper = 8.85g/cm3, Avogadro’s number = 6.02 x 1023 electrons per mol, Atomic mass of copper
= 63.5g/mol, charge per electron = 1.6 x 10-19C)
a. 2.46 x 10-4m/s2
b. 3.56 x 10-4m/s2
c. 3.43 x 10-4m/s2
d. 3.76 x 10-4m/s2
16. Two charges 3q at a distance ‘2a’ along the y-axis and –q distance ‘a’ on the positive x-axis. Find the force of
attraction between the two charges.
(a)

(b)
(c)
(d)
17. The quantization rule favours which of the following
(a) Charges existing as whole numbers
(b) Charges existing as fractional numbers
 (c) Charges existing in isolation
(d) None of the above.
18. Which is larger in magnitude, the force that exerts on or the force if and
are separated by a distance
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) None of the above
19. An electron in the picture tube of a TV set is accelerated from rest through a Pd of 500V. What is the change
in the potential energy of the electron?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
20. Workdone by an electric force like other conservative forces around a closed path is—
(a) undefined
(b) zero
(c) unknown
(d) infinite
21. Which of the following statement is correct about the relative permeability of a diamagnetic material?
a. It is greater than 1
b. It is lesser than 1
c. It is equal to 1
d. It is much more greater than 1
22. A flat sheet has the shape of a rectangle with sides of length 0.4m and 0.6m. The sheet is immersed in a
uniform electric field of magnitude 75.0N/C that is directed at 200C from the plane of the sheet. Find the
magnitude of the electric flux through the sheet.
a. 16.91Nm2C
b. 25.0Nm2/C
c. 70.48Nm2/C
d. 35.2Nm2/C
23. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 25mm apart and each carries a charge of magnitude 80nc. The
plates are in vacuum. The electric field between the plate has a magnitude of 4 x 106v/m. What is the
capacitance?
a. 8μf
b. 8nf
c. 8pf
d. 8mf
24. Which of the following statements is false?
a. When the electric field is perpendicular to a surface, the flux φ = εA
b. When the electric field is parallel to a surface, the flux φ = εA
c. When the electric field is parallel to the normal rector, the flux φ = εA
d. When the electric field is parallel to the surface, the flux φ =o
25. Three point charges are arranged on a line. Charge q1, is at the origin, charge q2 = +6.00nC and is at x
=3.60cm, charge q3 = - 3.00nC and is at x = 5.00cm. What is charge q1, if the net force on q3 is zero?
a. +37.5nC
b. -15.0nC
c. +15.0nC
d. -37.5nC
26. A parallel plate air capacitor of capacitance 245pf has a charge of magnitude 0.148μc on each plate. The
plates are 0.328mm apart, what is the area of each plate?
a. 90.8 x 10-3cm2
 b. 90.8 x 102cm-2
c. 0.0908 x 10-2cm2
d. None of the above
27. An ideal 9-volt battery has been connected to the plates of a capacitor for a long time. If the capacitance is
13.3pF, what is the electric energy stored in the fully charged capacitor.
a. 6125PJ
b. 5390J
c. 539pJ
d. 600J
28. A cube of side 3m has edges coincident with the x,y,z axis. The electric field in this region of space is
directed towards the right with a magnitude that varies with position y according to E = 4.00y, where y is in
metres. How much charge is contained within the cube?
a. 1.06 x 10-10C
b. 1.22 x 1013C
c. 1.36 x 1012C
d. 9.56 x 10-10C
29. Evaluate the magnitude of electric field strength at a point 3.0cm from an infinite line of charge of linear
charge density 15.0μC/cm situated in a medium of relative permittivity 1.5.
a. 7.19 x 108N/C
b. 7.2 x 105N/C
c. 3.9 x 106N/C
d. None of the above
30. A charged point particle is placed at the centre of a spherical Gaussian surface. The electric flux φE is charged
if
a. The sphere is moved to just outside the sphere
b. The is replaced by a cube of the same volume
c. The point charge is moved off centre but still inside the original sphere
d. The point charge is moved to just outside the sphere
31. The magnetic susceptibility of copper is 8 x 10-6. What is the magnetic moment per unit volume in copper
when subjected to a field with strength of 4 x 105Am-1?
a. 3.2wbm-2
b. 32wbm-2
c. 0.2wbm-2
d. 320wbm-2
32. In a magnetic material, the field strength is found to be 2 x 105Am-1. If the magnetic susceptibility of the
material is 5 x 10-6, calculate the flux density.
a. 1.25wbm-2
b. 0.125wbm-2
c. 0.1wbm-2
d. 1.0wbm-2
33. Which of the following is correct?
a. Fc =

b. Wc =
c. r =
d. v =
34. Dr. Cole creped on a dry carpeted floor on a sunny day. If a net charge of –2.0μC was acquired, which o the
following is correct?
a. He acquired excess electrons
b. He acquired excess protons
c. He acquired excess neutrons
d. All of the above
35. Two 0.1g pitch balls are suspended from a fixed point 30cm long thread. When the balls are given equal
charges, they come to rest 18cm apart. What is the magnitude of the charges on the balls (take g = 10m/s2)
a. ± 0.54nC
b. ± 0.64nC
c. ± 0.34nC
d. ± 6.50nC
36. A parallel plate capacitor consists of area 1.5 x 10-4m2 and separated by a space of 3.0mm filled with paper.
Assuming the capacitor is not isolated, calculate the charge on the plate I the potential difference of the plate
us 12V (relative permittivity, K = 3.5).
a. 1.85 x 10-11C
b. 1.86 x 10-11C
c. 1.84 x 10-11C
d. 1.87 x 10-11C
37. The algebraic sum of all static charges in any closed instant is equal to zero. This is known as the principle of
a. Electricity
b. Charge quantization
c. Charge magnetization
d. Charge conservation
38. Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. Capacitance increases as area of the plate is increased
b. Capacitance varies with relative position
c. Capacitance do not vary with geometry of plate
d. Capacitance varies when different dielectric materials are used
39. Which of the following is NOT correct about the resistance of a conductor
a. It varies inversely as its length, l
b. It varies inversely as the cross section, A of the conductor
c. It depends on the nature of the material
d. It depends on the temperature of the conductor
40. The phenomenon in which electrons are emitted from metallic surfaces as a consequence of their absorption
of energy of electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength such as visible or ultra violet light is known as
a. Compton’s effect
b. Radiation effect
c. Photoelectric effect
d. Maxwell’s effect
41. Magnetic field are set up by the following except
a. Moving electrically charged particles
b. Presence of the elementary particles
c. Presence of physical magnet
d. All of the above
42. Which of the following is/are correct?
a. The direction of the magnetic field ⃑⃑ can be defined using the right hand rule
b. When a change q moves through a region of space where both magnetic field B and electric field ⃑ are
present, both will not exert force on the change particle.
c. The force on a magnetic field is usually parallel to the direction of velocity V and magnetic field ⃑ .
d. The field lines from a bar magnet usually emerges from the south and enters into the north poles.
43. FB =| |VBSinφ: from the equation, which of the following is correct?
a. FB is proportional to the charge q and speed V of the particle
b. FB is maximum if ⃑ and ⃑ are parallel
c. FB is zero if ⃑ and ⃑ are perpendicular
d. FB is maximum if ⃑ and ⃑ are anti parallel.
44. An electron that has a velocity ⃑ = (0.0i + 0.02J – 0.15k)m/s moves through a magnetic field ⃑ = (0.0i + 0.02J
– 0.15k)T. What is the force on the electron?
a. -1.0N
b. +1.0N
c. 0N
d. 0.1N
45. If the magnetic field ⃑ = (0.0i + 0.02J – 0.15k)T, find the magnitude of B (charge on electrics 1.6 x 10-19C)
a. 0.151T
b. O.152T
c. 0.153T
d. 0.154T
46. A uniform magnetic field ⃑ , with amplitude 83mT, is directed vertically upward throughout the volume of a
laboratory chamber. A proton with kinetic energy 5.3MeV enters the chamber moving horizontally from
South to North. What magnetic deflecting force acts on the proton as it enters the chamber? The proton mass
is 1.67 x 10-27kg
a. 4.25 x 10-13N
b. 4.26 x 10-13N
c. 4.27 x 10-13N
d. 4.28 x 10-13N
47. From question 41 above, What is the acceleration of the proton as it enters the chamber?
a. 2.51 x 1014m/s2
b. 2.52 x 101014m/s2
c. 2.53 x 101014m/s2
d. 2.54 x 101014m/s2
48. An electron of mass 9.11 x 10-31kg is observed to move along an arc of 0.32m radius when moving
perpendicular to a magnetic field of 1.4T what the velocity of the electron?
a. 7.87 x 1010m/s
b. 7.88 x 1010m/s
c. 7.87 x 1010m/s
d. 7.88 x 1010m/s
49. An alpha particle travels at a velocity V of magnitude 550m/s through a uniform magnetic field B of
magnitude 0.045T. It has a charge of 3.2 x 10-19C and a mass of 6.6 x 10-27kg. The angle between V and B is
520, where is the magnitude of the force FB acting on the particles due to the field?
a. 6.24 x 10-18N
b. 6.24 x 10-18N
c. 6.25 x 10-18N
d. 6.25 x 10-18N
50. From question 44 above, what is the acceleration of the particles due to F?
a. 9.43 x108m/s2
b. 9.44 x108m/s2
c. 9.45 x108m/s2
d. 9.46 x108m/s2
51. A voltmeter of high internal resistance is connected across the terminals of a 15µF capacitor which is initially
charged to 430V. When the charging source is removed the voltmeter readings falls and reaches 400V after
8seconds, calculate the internal resistance of the voltmeter.
(a) 8.37MΩ
(b) 7.38MΩ
(c) 7.83MΩ
(d) 3.87MΩ
52. For an equipotential surface, the following are true except—
(a) The Pd across any two points on the surface is zero
(b) Bad conductors are examples of equipotential surfaces
 (c) The surface have equal potential
(d) No work is done in moving a charge from one place to another on the surface.
53. Doctor Divine Favour stored an electric potential energy of 2.5J in a vacuum of 1.00m3 by a field E. if the
field is reduced to ¼ of its initial value, how much energy is stored per cubic metre.
(a) 0.3
(b) 0.2J/m3
(c) 0.2
(d) 0.3J/m3
54. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field strength at a point 5cm away from an infinite line of charge of
linear charge density 18µC/cm situated in a medium of relative permittivity 1.5

(b)
(c)
(d)
55. A 2.5V flashlight battery has internal resistance of 0.3Ω, what is its terminal voltage when it supplies 40mA
to a load
(a) 2.00V
(b) 2.94V
(c) 2.49V
(d) 2.19V
56. The fundamental law on which transformers inductors, electric motor and generators operate is
a. Lenz law
b. Biot-Savart law
c. Gauss law
d. Faraday’s law of induction
57. Moving-iron and hot-wire instruments operations on which of the following law:
a. Inverse square law
b. Square law deflection
c. Faraday’s law
d. Ampere’s law
58. Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. In a purely resistive Ac circuit, the voltage across and the amount through the resistor are in step with
each other.
b. Vrms = √ Vo and Irms = √ Io
c. In a purely capacitive AC circuit the current leads the voltage by a quarter cycle
d. In a purely inductive circuit the voltage and the current are not in step
59. In R and L circuit the inductive reactance is plotted along the positive y axis in the phase diagram to reflect a
phase difference of +900. This implies that
a. Voltage lags the current
b. Current leads the voltage
c. Voltage and current are in phase
d. Voltage leads the current
60. The following are conditions for a circuit to be in resonance except
a. XL =Xc
b. Θ = 0
c. Θ = π
d. Z = R
61. Find the energy required to excite a hydrogen atom the ground state to n = 2 and what type of light is
associated with the transition
a. -10.2eV, UV light
b. -10.2eV, visible light
c. 10.2eV, UV light
 d. 10.2eV, visible light
62. According to the Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom, the postulated the quantization of
a. Energy
b. Light
c. Centripetal acceleration
d. Angular acceleration
63. An X-ray tube operates at 20KV. A particular electron loss 5% of its kinetic energy to emit an X-ray photon at
the first collision. Find the wavelength corresponding to thin photon
a. 1.24cm
b. 1.24nm
c. 1.24m
d. 12.4cm
64. The ratio of energies of X-rays of wavelength 0.01cm and 0.5cm will be
a. 1:1
b. 1:2
c. 1:50
d. 50:1
65. The work function of a particular metal is 1.5eV. If the metal is illuminated with monochromatic light of
wavelength 550nm, what will be their maximum speed?
a. 5.14 x 10-5m/s
b. 1.28 x 10-5m/s
c. 1.74 x 10-5m/s
d. 2.70 x 10-5m/s
66. A Gaussian surface of radius 0.26m is constructed over a positive point charge Find the electric flux
through the Gaussian surface due to the enclosed charge.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
67. An electric dipole of two point charges and is placed 10cm apart. Compute the
potential at a point 13cm equi-distanced from the dipole.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
68. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor in a vacuum are 5mm apart and 2m2 in area. If a potential difference of
10,000V is applied across the capacitor, find the magnitude of the electric field in the space between them.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
69. Platinum resistance thermometer registers 50Ω at 20° and 76.8Ω at the melting point of indium. Given that
the variation of resistance with temperature is given by [ ] Find the melting point of
indium. (temperature coefficient of resistivity of platinum is .
(a) 136.73°C
(b) 146.73°C
(c) 116.73°C
(d) 156.73°C
70. An 18-guage copper wire with a diameter of 1.02mm, carries a constant current of 1.67A to a 200W lamp.
The free electrons density in the wire is Find the drift velocity of the electrons.
(a) 1.5mm/s
 (b) 1.5m/s
(c) 0.15m/s
(d) 0.15mm/s
71. Mr. Giwa produced a tin nucleus such that the charge on it is 50e, calculate its absolute potential at a radius of
1.0 x 10-12m.
a. 7.1 x 10-3V
b. 7.2 x 10-3V
c. 7.2 x 102V
d. 7.2 x 103V
72. A Laboratory attendant connected a load at a 2000Ω through a potential divider of resistance 6000Ω to a 10V
supply. Calculate the potential difference across the load when the slider is one-fifth way up the divider.
a. 1.40V
b. 1.50V
c. 1.41V
d. 1.51V
73. Determine the output voltage across the R3 resistor in the figure below V = 10V, R1 = 500Ω, R2 = 1000Ω, R3
= 5000Ω

V R1
10V

R2 R3

a. 0.62V
b. 0.61V
c. 0.52V
d. 0.51V
74. What is most likely to happen to the power rating of electrical heater of the potential difference across it is
doubled?
a. It will become zero
b. It will be doubled
c. It will become half its initial value
d. None of the above
75. How much will BEDC charge you for using a 100W bulb for 2 days, if the electric energy cost N0.80 per
kilowatt-hour?
a. N3.81
b. N3.84
c. N2.81
d. N2.84
76. A hair stylist operated an electric heater by applying a potential difference of 50V to a wire of resistance 0.8Ω,
calculate the power rating of the heater.
a. 3.13KW
b. 3.12KW
c. 4.13KW
d. 4.12KW
77. If the activity of a radioactive sample drops to 1/16 of its initial value in 1hour 20 minutes, what is its half life?
 a. 19 minutes
b. 20 minutes
c. 21 minutes
d. 22 minutes
78. The activity of a radioactive sample drops to 1/32 of its initial value. If the half life of the sample is 10.8 hours,
calculate the total time taken.
a. 50 hours
b. 52 hours
c. 54 hours
d. 56 hours
79. A step down transformer operates on a 2.5KV and supplies a load with 80A. The ratio of the primary to the
secondary winding is 20:1. Assuming 100% efficiency, determine the secondary voltage, V 2.
a. 125V
b. 135V
c. 145V
d. 155V
80. The absolute permeability of a soft iron core is given as 80mHm-1. Calculate the equivalent relative
permeability value.
a. 3.2 x 105
b. 6.4 x 104
c. 6.4 x 107
d. 6.4 x 1010
81. A man walking on a dry carpeted room perceive smell of a flammable gas coming from a leaking cylinder.
Immediately he held doorknob made of sliver, the room exploded. Which of the following is most likely to be
the cause of the explosion
a. He had a bomb
b. Electrical spark near the gas
c. A lighted match by the man
d. Ionized free electron between the man’s hand and the door
82. Water from the top of a burrette used in a chemistry practical got bent toward a charged ball brought close to
it because
a. The ball is hydrophilic
b. Dipole-dipole attraction
c. The water possess electric charges
d. Electrostatic effects
83. A child creped on a carpeted floor on a dry day. If a net charge of -3.0μc was acquired, what type of charge
was acquired and how many is it?
a. 1.3 x 1013 electrons
b. 1.3 x 1013 protons
c. 1.9 x 1013electrons
d. 1.9 x 1013 electrons
84. Professor Ronly separated two charges by a distance x, which exacts mutual forces of F1 on each other. If the
distance of separation is decrease to x/2, what are their mutual forces of attraction?
a. Twice of F1
b. Half of F1
c. Trice of F1
d. Four times of F1
85. Rex separated two points charges +15.0 x 10-18C and -5.0 x 10-8C by a distance of 16.0cm, calculate the
electric field midway between them,
a. 2.82 x 10-5N/C
b. 2.81 x 10-5N/C
c. 2.80 x 10-5N/C
d. 3.01 x 10-5N/C
86. In a linear accelerator, a proton of 9.5mA hits the target. How many protons hit the target each second?
a. 5.9 x 1016 protons
b. 5.8 x 1016 protons
c. 5.9 x 10-16 protons
d. 5.8 x 10-16 protons
87. A parallel plate capacitor consists of area 1.5 x 10-5m2 and separated by 3.0mm. The capacitor is connected to
a 12V battery, how much energy is stored in the capacitor?
a. 3.1 x 10-12J
b. 3.2 x 10-12J
c. 3.3 x 10-12J
d. 3.11 x 10-12J
88. In a household wire cord, the centers of the wires are separated by 1.5mm. Assume that at same instant each
current of 5.0A, but in opposite direction, What is the magnitude and nature of the force on 1.0m of one of the
wires.
a. 33.3 x 10-4 N repulsive force
b. 33.3 x 10-7 N attractive force
c. 33.3 x 10-7 N repulsive force
d. 33.3 x 10-4 N attractive force
89. Two long parallel wires carry current of 25A and 5A in opposite direction are separated by 40cm. At what
point from the 25A current wire are the magnetic fields from the two wires the same?
a. 0.33cm
b. 0.07m
c. 33cm
d. 200cm
90. Which of the following is correct?
a. Current and voltage are out of phase in a purely resistive circuit
b. Current lags voltage by 900 in a capacitive circuit
c. Inductive voltage and capacitive voltage are 1800 out of phase in a RLC circuit
d. None of the above
91. Two parallel plates of Area 2.00m2 are given equal and opposite charges of Q = 30μC each. A sheet of
dielectric of permittivity ε = 1.5 x 10-1C2N-1m-2 occupies the space between the plates. Calculate the induced
charge per unit area on the face of the dielectric.
a. 12.3 x 10-6cm-2
b. 15.6 x 105cm-2
c. 6.17 x 10-6cm-2
d. 19.9 x 103cm-2
92. Four resistances 5Ω, 4Ω, 6Ω, and 7Ω are connected in series. Find the current in the circuit if the emf of the
battery is 6.0V.
a. 0.33A
b. 0.27A
c. 0.21A
d. 0.50A
93. An electric heater is operated by applying a potential difference of 50V to the nichrome wire of resistance
10Ω. Find the power rating of the heater.
a. 312.5W
b. 500W
c. 715W
d. 250W
94. A 300V battery is connected to the ends of a 50cm long conductor of cross sectional area 10-2mm2. If the
current density is 38.4 x 10-6Am-2, calculate the conductivity of the conductor.
a. 8.0 x 10-2 (Ωm)-1
b. 6.4 x 10-2 (Ωm) -1
c. 6.2 x 10-2 (Ωm) -1
 d. 2.7 x 10-2 (Ωm) -1
95. The parallel plates of 1F capacitor are 1.0mm apart. What is their area?
a. 1.1 x 108m2
b. 2.0 x 106m2
c. 3.0 x 105m2
d. 4.6 x 108m2
96. An electric field is most directly related to
a. The momentum of a test charge
b. The kinetic energy of a test charge
c. The potential energy of a test charge
d. The force acting on a test charge
97. An isolated charge point particle produces an electric field with magnitude E at a point 2m away from the
charge. A point at which the field magnitude is E/4 is
a. 1m away from the particle
b. 0.5m away from the particle
c. 4m away from the particle
d. 2m away from the particle
98. The charge on a particle is 5.2 x 10-4C. Determine the charge quantum number.
a. 1 x 1015
b. 2 x 1015
c. 2.3 x 1015
d. None of the above
99. What is the phase difference between the voltages of the inductor and capacitor in a RLC series circuit?
a. 450
b. 900
c. 1800
d. 3600
100. The ratio of energies of X-rays of wavelengths 0.01cm and 0.5cm will be
a. 2:1
b. 1:2
c. 1:50
d. 50:1
101. An electron moves in a circular path perpendicular to a constant magnetic field of magnitude 1.00mT.
The angular momentum of the electron about the center of the circle is 4x10-25kgm2/s. determine the speed of
the electron. (e = 1.6 x10-19C)
a. 7.9x106m/s
b. 3.8x106m/s
c. 5.3x106m/s
d. 8.79x106m/s
102. A rectangular coil consist of N=100 closely wrapped turns and has dimensions a = 0.400m and b =
0.300m. The coil is hinged along thee y-axis and its plane makes an angle of 30o with the x-axis. What is the
magnitude of the torque exerted on the coil by a uniform magnetic field B = 0.800T directed in the positive x-
direction when the current is I = 1.20A.
a. 10A
b. 6A
c. 12A
d. 8A
103. A thin copper rod 1.00m long has a mass of 50g. What is the minimum current in the rod that would
allow it to levitate above the ground in a magnetic field of magnitude 0.100T.
a. 6A
b. 5A
c. 8A
d. 2A
104. A current path shaped to a curved segment produces a magnetic field at a point P, the center of the
arc. If the arc subtends an angle of θ = 30o and the radius of the arc is 0.60m, what is the magnitude and
direction of the field produced at P if the current is 3A. (µo = 4πx10-7T.m/A)
a. 262nT
b. 190nT
c. 453nT
d. 235nT
105. X-rays having an energy of 300KeV undergoes Compton scattering from a target. The scattered rays
are detected at 37.0o relative to the incident rays. Find the Compton shift. (h = 6.63x10-34Js, c = 3x108m/s)
a. 7.73x10-16m
b. 4.89x10-13m
c. 2.34x10-19m
d. 8.97x10-14m
106. An alternating current I in amperes varies with time t in seconds is I = 8 sin 400πt. The Irms value of
the current in A and the frequency F in Hz are
a. 4√ , 100Hz
b. 4√ , 200Hz
c. 8√ , 200Hz
d. 8√ , 100Hz
107. The power factors of a RLC circuit with a 200Ω resistor and a certain inductor is 0.80. What is the
impedance of the circuit?
a. 166.7Ω
b. 60Ω
c. 250Ω
d. 160Ω
108. Three capacitors with different capacitance are connected in series. Which of the following statements
is correct?
a. All three capacitors have the same potential difference between their plates.
b. The magnitude of the charge is the same on all of the capacitor plates
c. The capacitance of the system depends on the voltage applied across the three capacitors
d. The magnitude of the potential difference is the reciprocal of the capacitance
109. A 2F and a 4F capacitor are connected in series. What single capacitance is equivalent to the
combination?
a. 3/4F
b. 2/3F
c. 4/3F
d. 3/5F
110. What is the electric flux through a sphere that has radius of 1m and carries a charge of +1.00μc at its
center.
a. 1.13 x 106NM2/C
b. 1.13 x 105Ncm2/C
c. 1.13 x 106Ncm2/C
d. 1.13 x 105NM2/C
111. A straight, horizontal length of copper wire has a current I=28A through it. What is the magnitude of
the magnetic field B needed to suspend the wire that is to balance the gravitational force on it? The linear
density mass per unit length of the wire is 46.6 x 10-3kg/m(take g=9.8m/s2)
a. 1.61 x 10-2T
b. 1.62 x 10-2T
c. 1.63 x 10-2T
d. 1.64 x 10-2T
112. Which of the following is correct?
a. The presence of electric charges produces electric field E
b. The Biot-Savart law is experimentally reduce and it in an inverse- square law
 c. The differential form of the Biot-Savart law is given as dB =
d. The Biot-Savart law can be used to derive /calculated the electric field produced at a given point from
current carrying wire
113. Which of the following is not an application of the Biot-Savart law
a. Magnetic field due to current in a long straight wire
b. Magnetic field of a solenoid
c. Magnetic field between two parallel carrying conductors
d. Magnetic field at the centre of a circular loop
114. The line integral of the magnetic field around a closed path is equal to the net current enclosed
multiplied by the permeability of material is called……
a. Biot-Savart law
b. Gauss’ law
c. Differential law
d. Ampere’s law
115. Amperes law is used to derive/calculate the magnetic field of a material if
a. The current distribution have some symmetry
b. The current distribution is zero
c. The current distribution is maximum
d. The current distribution is minimum
116. A professor accelerated an electron of mass 9.1 x 10-31kg in a uniform field E of 3.0 x 105N/C
between two parallel charged plate of separation 1.7cm. Calculate the velocity with which the electron leaves
a hole in the positive plate if it is accelerated near the negative plate.
a. 4.2 x 1012m/s
b. 4.3 x 1012m/s
c. 4.0 x 1012m/s
d. 5.0 x 1012m/s
117. Professor Ikechukwu placed two point charges such that charge Q1 = 3.0μC is placed of x = 0 and Q2
= 2.0μC located at x = 50cm, calculate the work done by an external force to bring a charge, Q3 of magnitude
15μC from x = 100cm (K = 9 x 109C2/Nm2)
a. 9.5 x 10-2J
b. 9.4 x 10-2J
c. 9.7 x 10-2J
d. 9.8 x 10-2J
118. If Professor Ikechukwu was to calculate the total potential energy of the system of these charges in the
question above, what would its value be?
a. 2.0 x 10-2J
b. 2.03 x 10-1J
c. 2.10 x 10-1J
d. 2.1 x 10-2J
119. Calculate the potential difference between two parallel plate conductors, separated by a distance of
50cm. If an electron of mass 9 x 10-31kg is accelerated with a velocity of 108m/s.
a. 2.85 x 104J/C
b. 2.81 x 104J/C
c. 2.3 x 104J/C
d. 2.91 x 104J/C
120. An electron of mass 9.1 x 10-31kg is accelerated between two parallel plate conductors separated by a
distance of 50cm. if the final velocity of the electron is 108m/s, calculate the electric field between the plates
(q = 1.602 x 10-19C)
a. 5.62 x 105V/m
b. 5.60 x 105V/m
c. 5.62 x 104V/m
d. 5.10 x 104V/m
121. The nucleus of an atom has a charge of 3e where e is the electronic charge. Find the flux through a
sphere of radius 1A (A = 1010m, e = 1.6 x 10-19C)
a. 5.42 x 10-8Nm2/C
b. 4.43 x 10-8Nm2/C
c. 5.43 x 10-8Nm2/C
d. 5.22 x 10-8Nm2/C
122. A Rev. Physicist surrounded a point charge of 5.0μC with a sphere of radius 0.26m centred on the
charge. Calculate the electric flux through the charge.
a. 5.66 x 105Nm2/C
b. 5.67 x 105Nm2/C
c. 5.56 x 105Nm2/C
d. 5.58 x 105Nm2/C
123. What will be the magnitude of the electric field strength at a point 5.0cm from the infinite line of
charge of linear charge density 18.0μC/cm situated in a medium of relative permittivity 1.5?
a. 4.5 x 108N/C
b. 4.6 x 108N/C
c. 4.9 x 108N/C
d. None of the above
124. Three charges of magnitude 4.0μC each are located at the edges of an equilateral triangle. If the sides
are 1.5cm each, calculate the net force external on charge q1, placed at the tip of the apex angle (K = 9 x
109K2/Nm2)
a. 1108.5N
b. 1107.5N
c. 1107.1N
d. 1108.4N
125. A Physics student suspended a n alpha particle (q = 2e, m = 6.7 x 10-27kg) between two plates of
separation 2.0cm, calculate the potential difference between the plates (e = 1.6 x 10-19C, g = 10m/s2)
a. 4.0 x 10-7V
b. 4.1 x 10-7V
c. 4.5 x 10-7V
d. 4.3 x 10-7V
126. What maximum current is delivered by an AC source with Vo = 48V and f = 90Hz when connected
across a 3.70µF capacitor.
a. 230mA
b. 100mA
c. 154mA
d. 340mA
127. What is the phase angle in a series RLC circuit at resonance
o
a. 180
b. 90o
c. 0o
d. -90o
128. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct
a. For a sinusoidal applied voltage, the current in an inductor leads the voltage across the inductor by 90o
b. For a sinusoidal applied voltage, the voltage in an inductor lags behind the current by 90o
c. For a sinusoidal applied voltage, the current in a capacitor leads the voltage by 90o
d. All of the above
129. The primary coil of a transformer has N1=350 turns and the secondary coil has N2 = 2000 turns. If the
input voltage across the primary coil is v = (170coswt)v, what rms voltage is developed across the secondary
coil.
a. 784v
b. 564v
c. 687v
d. 365v
130. A particle with positive charge q = 3.20x10-19C moves with a velocity v = (2i+3j-k)m/s through a
region where both a uniform magnetic and electric fields exist. Calculate the magnitude of the total force on
the moving particle taking B = (2i+4j+k)T and E = (4i-j-2k)v/m.
a. 2.6x10-19N
b. 3.8x10-18N
c. 1.9x10-20N
d. 4.5x10-18N
131. The study of the interactions of charges at rest is referred to as?
(a) Ionization
(b) Electrostatics
(c) Coulomb’s interaction
(d) Quantization
132. Relative permittivity exist for a medium as a result of presence of------
(a) Charges
(b) Quarks
(c) Dielectric
(d) Protons
133. According to the columbic law of charge interactions, the force will increase by what factor when the
distance of separation of the charges drops by half.
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 8
(d) None of the above.
134. The study of electric and magnetic field interaction is referred to as -----
(a) Electrostatic field
(b) Electromagnetism
(c) Field interactions
(d) None of the above.
135. What is responsible for the neutrality of an atom
(a) The nucleons
(b) The electrons and protons
(c) The electrons and neutrons
(d) None of the above.
136. X-rays having an energy of 300KeV undergoes Compton scattering from a target. The scattered rays
are detected at 37.0o relative to the incident rays. Find the energy of the scattered X-ray. (h = 6.63x10-34Js, c =
3x108m/s)
a. 360keV
b. 156keV
c. 268keV
d. 457keV
137. Calculate the momentum of a photon whose de Broglie wavelength is 4.00x10-7m. (h = 6.63x10-34Js)
a. 1.66x10-27kg
b. 2.11x10-32kg
c. 1.89x10-26kg
d. 2.65x10-25kg
138. What value of n is associated with 94.96nm spectral line in the Lyman series of hydrogen. (RH =
1.097x107m-1)
a. 6
b. 2
c. 5
d. 4
139. What is the energy of a photon that when absorbed by a hydrogen atom could cause an electronic
transition from n = 2 state to n = 5 state.
a. 2.68eV
 b. 1.87eV
c. 6.34eV
d. 3.76eV
140. An atom initially in an energy level with E= -6.52eV absorbs a photon that has wavelength 860nm.
What is the internal energy of the atom after it absorbs the photon.
a. 3.72eV
b. -5.1eV
c. 7.34eV
d. -6.45eV
141. Find the approximate values for the radius of 6529Cu nucleus. (Ro = 1.2fm)
a. 3.8fm
b. 4.8fm
c. 1.4fm
d. 5.7fm
142. A sample of radioactive material contains 1.00x1015 atoms and has an activity of 6.00x1011Bq.
Calculate the half-life of the material.
a. 1.16x103s
b. 8.56x104s
c. 2.7x103s
d. 5.2x102s
143. When 14460Nd decays to 14058Ce, identify the particle that is released
a. Proton
b. alpha particle
c. electron
d. neutron
144. What fraction of a sample is left after exactly 4 number of half life
(a) 0.125
(b) 0.0625
(c) 0.5
(d) 0.75
145. An automobile battery has an emf of 12.6v and an internal resistance of 0.080Ω. The headlights
together have an equivalent resistance of 5.00Ω. What is the potential difference across the headlight bulbs
when they are the only load on the battery.
(a) 11.8v
(b) 12.4v
(c) 10.98v
(d) 12.8v
146. AC meters measures the following except
(a) R.M.S values of voltage and current
(b) Peak values of voltage and current
(c) Sinusoidal values of voltage and current
(d) Accumulated valued of voltage and current
147. A series circuit consisting of a 200Ω resistor, a coil of 0.5H and a 140µF capacitor is connected
across 100V, 40Hz power sources. Find the current in the circuit
(a) 0.49A
(b) 0.45A
(c) 0.54A
(d) 0.94A
148. Referring to question 142 above, estimate the power loss in the resistor only.
(a) 40.5W
(b) 50.5W
(c) 60.5W
(d) 70.5W
149. The following nuclear reaction below will result in the emission of which particle
(a) Proton
 (b) Neutron
(c) Electron
(d) Nucleons
150. Four resistors 8Ω, 4Ω, 4Ω and 2Ω are connected in series via a voltage of 12V. Find the power
dissipated in the setup.
(a) 1.5W
(b) 4W
(c) 8W
(d) 6W
151. An extension cord 20m long uses a 12-guage copper wire of cross sectional area 0.033cm2,
resistivity . What is the resistance?
(a) 0.1Ω
(b) 1.0Ω
(c) 0.5Ω
(d) 5.0Ω
152. A wire 1.8m long which carries a current of 13A in a magnetic field B=1.5T. Calculate the
approximate maximum magnetic force experienced by the wire.
(a) 30N
(b) 35N
(c) 40N
(d) 45N
153. A singly charged ion of Lithium has a mass of It is accelerated through a voltage of
600V and then enters a magnetic field of 0.6T perpendicular to its velocity. What is the radius of the ion’s
path in the magnetic field?
(a) 0.6m
(b) 0.16m
(c) 0.061m
(d) 0.016m
154. In an LCR circuit in series, resonance is achieved when—
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) None of the above