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The diagram below shows a circuit with a p-n junction and a very low power bulb.

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What is biasing?

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Using a diagram, explain how doping produces a p-type semi-conductor.

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The figure below shows features of a diffusion cloud chamber used for detecting radiations from a radioactive source.

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A radioactive isotope showed a count rate of 82 counts per second initially. After a time of 210 seconds, the count rate dropped to 19 counts per second. The average background countremained constant at 10 counts per second. What is the half-life of the material?

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Explain why Carbon -14(614C) is radioactive while Carbon – 12 (612C) is not.

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A metal surface has a work function of 4.85eV. Calculate the maximum kinetic energy in joules of the electrons emitted when the metal is irradiated with uv light of frequency 1.75×1015Hz.

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The graph below shows stopping potential plotted against frequency, f.

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State any two factors that affect photoelectric effect.

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What is meant by the term ‘photoelectric effect?’

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The figure below shows ray B1 incident through a glass block to air interface.

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A highly negatively charged rod is brought slowly towards the cap of a positively charged leaf electroscope. It is observed that the leaf initially collapses and then diverges. Explain the observations.

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A man standing at the middle of two parallel walls fires a gun. He hears an echo after 1.5 seconds. Determine the distance of separation of the walls.

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Polarization and local action are the common defects in a simple cell. How are these defects minimized in the cell?

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State with a reason which type of reflector would be preferred for:

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What is the ‘direction of the magnetic field’ at a point in the field?

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A girl stands 2m in front of a plane mirror, the mirror is then moved 0.6m away from the girl. Determine the distance from the first position of the image to the second position of the image.

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The following is a decay series of Uranium 238.

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Using the band theory, differentiate between conductor and a semi-conductor .

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Diagram (a) below shows the position of the bright spot on the screen of a C.R.O when there is no signal on both Y and X- plate. Indicate on the diagram(b) when the Y-plate is connected to a.c signal and for (c) the X- plate is connected to a d.c signal i.e. the display on the screen.

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