Q. If the intensity of light is doubled while keeping the frequency constant, what happens to the number of emitted electrons in the photoelectric effect?
A.
It doubles
B.
It remains the same
C.
It is halved
D.
It becomes zero
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Solution
Doubling the intensity of light increases the number of photons incident on the surface, which in turn increases the number of emitted electrons, assuming the frequency is above the threshold frequency.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the intensity of light is doubled, what happens to the number of photoelectrons emitted?
A.
Doubles
B.
Halves
C.
Quadruples
D.
Remains the same
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Solution
Doubling the intensity of light doubles the number of photons, thus doubling the number of photoelectrons emitted.
Correct Answer: A — Doubles
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Q. If the internal resistance of a cell is negligible, how does it affect the accuracy of a potentiometer measurement?
A.
It increases accuracy
B.
It decreases accuracy
C.
It has no effect
D.
It makes the measurement impossible
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Solution
If the internal resistance of a cell is negligible, it increases the accuracy of the potentiometer measurement as it does not affect the voltage being measured.
Correct Answer: A — It increases accuracy
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Q. If the known voltage in a potentiometer is 12 V and the length of the wire is 6 m, what is the potential gradient?
A.
2 V/m
B.
3 V/m
C.
4 V/m
D.
6 V/m
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Solution
The potential gradient is calculated as V/L = 12 V / 6 m = 2 V/m.
Correct Answer: A — 2 V/m
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Q. If the length of a side of a cube is doubled, how does its volume change?
A.
Increases by 2 times
B.
Increases by 4 times
C.
Increases by 8 times
D.
Remains the same
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Solution
The volume of a cube is given by V = a³. If the side length a is doubled, the new volume is (2a)³ = 8a³, which is 8 times the original volume.
Correct Answer: C — Increases by 8 times
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Q. If the length of a side of a cube is doubled, how does the volume change?
A.
Increases by 2 times
B.
Increases by 4 times
C.
Increases by 8 times
D.
Remains the same
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Solution
Volume of a cube is given by V = a³. If a is doubled, V becomes (2a)³ = 8a³, hence volume increases by 8 times.
Correct Answer: C — Increases by 8 times
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Q. If the length of a side of a cube is measured as 2.0 ± 0.1 m, what is the maximum possible error in the volume of the cube?
A.
0.8 m³
B.
0.4 m³
C.
0.2 m³
D.
0.1 m³
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Solution
Volume V = L³. The maximum error in volume can be calculated using the formula: ΔV = 3L²ΔL. Here, ΔL = 0.1 m, L = 2.0 m, so ΔV = 3(2.0)²(0.1) = 1.2 m³.
Correct Answer: B — 0.4 m³
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Q. If the length of a side of a cube is measured as 2.5 cm with an uncertainty of 0.1 cm, what is the volume of the cube?
A.
15.625 cm³
B.
16.0 cm³
C.
16.5 cm³
D.
17.0 cm³
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Solution
Volume = side³ = (2.5 cm)³ = 15.625 cm³. Considering significant figures, it is reported as 16.0 cm³.
Correct Answer: B — 16.0 cm³
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Q. If the length of a side of a cube is measured as 2.5 cm with an uncertainty of 0.1 cm, what is the volume of the cube with its uncertainty?
A.
15.625 ± 0.25 cm³
B.
15.625 ± 0.5 cm³
C.
12.5 ± 0.1 cm³
D.
10.0 ± 0.2 cm³
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Solution
Volume = (2.5 cm)³ = 15.625 cm³. The uncertainty in volume can be calculated using the formula for propagation of uncertainty.
Correct Answer: A — 15.625 ± 0.25 cm³
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Q. If the length of a wire is doubled while keeping the cross-sectional area constant, how does its resistance change?
A.
Remains the same
B.
Doubles
C.
Halves
D.
Quadruples
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Solution
Resistance is directly proportional to length; doubling the length doubles the resistance.
Correct Answer: B — Doubles
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Q. If the length of a wire is doubled while keeping the cross-sectional area constant, how does its Young's modulus change?
A.
It doubles
B.
It halves
C.
It remains the same
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Young's modulus is a material property and does not change with the dimensions of the wire.
Correct Answer: C — It remains the same
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Q. If the length of an object is doubled, what happens to its area?
A.
It remains the same
B.
It doubles
C.
It triples
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
If the length is doubled, the area increases by a factor of four (A = length²).
Correct Answer: D — It quadruples
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Q. If the length of an object is doubled, what happens to its volume?
A.
It remains the same
B.
It doubles
C.
It triples
D.
It increases by a factor of eight
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Solution
If the length is doubled, the volume increases by a factor of 2^3 = 8, since volume is proportional to the cube of the length.
Correct Answer: D — It increases by a factor of eight
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Q. If the length of the potentiometer wire is increased while keeping the voltage constant, what will happen to the balance point when measuring a cell's EMF?
A.
It will move to a longer length.
B.
It will move to a shorter length.
C.
It will remain unchanged.
D.
It will become unstable.
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Solution
Increasing the length of the potentiometer wire while keeping the voltage constant will increase the balance point length for the same EMF.
Correct Answer: A — It will move to a longer length.
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Q. If the length of the potentiometer wire is increased, what effect does it have on the maximum measurable voltage?
A.
It increases
B.
It decreases
C.
It remains the same
D.
It becomes zero
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Solution
Increasing the length of the potentiometer wire increases the maximum measurable voltage due to a larger potential gradient.
Correct Answer: A — It increases
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Q. If the lengths of the semi-major and semi-minor axes of an ellipse are 5 and 3 respectively, what is the distance between the foci?
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Solution
The distance between the foci is given by 2c, where c = √(a^2 - b^2). Here, c = √(5^2 - 3^2) = √16 = 4, so the distance is 2c = 8.
Correct Answer: A — 4
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Q. If the lever arm is doubled while keeping the force constant, how does the torque change?
A.
It doubles
B.
It triples
C.
It remains the same
D.
It halves
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Solution
Torque is directly proportional to the lever arm; if the lever arm is doubled, the torque also doubles.
Correct Answer: A — It doubles
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Q. If the line 3x + 4y = 12 intersects the x-axis, what is the point of intersection?
A.
(4, 0)
B.
(0, 3)
C.
(0, 4)
D.
(3, 0)
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Solution
Set y = 0 in the equation: 3x = 12 => x = 4. The point is (4, 0).
Correct Answer: A — (4, 0)
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Q. If the line 3x + 4y = 12 intersects the x-axis, what is the x-coordinate of the intersection point?
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Solution
Set y = 0 in the equation: 3x = 12 => x = 4.
Correct Answer: A — 4
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Q. If the line 3x + 4y = 12 is transformed to slope-intercept form, what is the slope?
A.
-3/4
B.
3/4
C.
4/3
D.
-4/3
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Solution
Rearranging gives y = -3/4x + 3. The slope is -3/4.
Correct Answer: A — -3/4
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Q. If the line 3x + 4y = 12 is transformed to slope-intercept form, what is the y-intercept?
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Solution
Rearranging gives y = -3/4x + 3. The y-intercept is 3.
Correct Answer: B — 4
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Q. If the line 3x - 4y + 12 = 0 is parallel to another line, what is the slope of that line?
A.
3/4
B.
-3/4
C.
4/3
D.
-4/3
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Solution
The slope of the line is given by -A/B = -3/-4 = 3/4. Parallel lines have the same slope.
Correct Answer: B — -3/4
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Q. If the line 3x - 4y + 12 = 0 is transformed to slope-intercept form, what is the slope?
A.
3/4
B.
-3/4
C.
4/3
D.
-4/3
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Solution
Rearranging gives y = (3/4)x + 3, so the slope is -3/4.
Correct Answer: B — -3/4
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Q. If the line 5x + 12y = 60 is transformed to slope-intercept form, what is the slope?
A.
-5/12
B.
5/12
C.
12/5
D.
-12/5
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Solution
Rearranging gives y = -5/12 x + 5, so the slope is -5/12.
Correct Answer: A — -5/12
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Q. If the line 5x + 2y = 10 intersects the y-axis, what is the y-coordinate of the intersection point?
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Solution
Setting x = 0 in the equation gives 2y = 10, hence y = 5.
Correct Answer: B — 2
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Q. If the line 5x - 2y + 10 = 0 is reflected about the x-axis, what is the new equation?
A.
5x + 2y + 10 = 0
B.
5x - 2y - 10 = 0
C.
5x + 2y - 10 = 0
D.
5x - 2y + 10 = 0
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Solution
Reflecting about the x-axis changes the sign of y-coefficient: 5x + 2y + 10 = 0.
Correct Answer: A — 5x + 2y + 10 = 0
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Q. If the line y = mx + 1 is perpendicular to the line 2x + 3y = 6, what is the value of m?
A.
-3/2
B.
2/3
C.
3/2
D.
-2/3
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Solution
Slope of 2x + 3y = 6 is -2/3, so m = 3/2 (negative reciprocal).
Correct Answer: A — -3/2
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Q. If the lines represented by the equation 2x^2 + 3xy + y^2 = 0 are intersecting, what is the condition on the coefficients?
A.
D > 0
B.
D = 0
C.
D < 0
D.
D = 1
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Solution
The lines intersect if the discriminant D = b^2 - 4ac > 0.
Correct Answer: A — D > 0
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Q. If the lines represented by the equation 2x^2 + 3xy + y^2 = 0 intersect at the origin, what is the sum of the slopes?
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Solution
The sum of the slopes of the lines can be found using the relation -b/a, which gives -3.
Correct Answer: A — -3
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Q. If the lines represented by the equation 3x^2 + 2xy - y^2 = 0 intersect at an angle of 60 degrees, what is the value of the coefficient of xy?
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Solution
Using the formula for the angle between two lines, we can derive the coefficient of xy that satisfies the angle condition.
Correct Answer: A — 2
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