JAMB Physics · Electricity, magnetism and fields
Electric cells: JAMB Physics Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Electric cells
Our summary: Simple and common types of cells and batteries, their upkeep and how to combine them.
- Simple voltaic cell and its defects
- Daniel cell, Leclanche cell (wet and dry)
- Lead-acid accumulator and Nickel-Iron (Nife), Lithium ion and Mercury cadmium
- Maintenance of cells and batteries (Detail treatment of the chemistry of a cell is not required.)
- Arrangement of cells
- Efficiency of a cell
Objectives
- identify the defects of the simple voltaic cell and their correction;
- compare different types of cells including solar cell;
- compare the advantages of lead-acid and Nickel-iron accumulator;
- solve problems involving series and parallel combination of cells.
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JAMB Physics questions on Electric cells
- JAMB 2025The emf of a cell is the potential difference across its terminals when it is in
- JAMB 2024A cell of internal resistance of 2 supplies current through a resistor, X if the efficiency of the cell is 75%, find the value of X.
- JAMB 2024An accumulator is 90% efficient. If it gives out 2700J of energy while discharging, how much energy does it take in?
- JAMB 2024An example of a non-rechargeable cell is
- JAMB 2024The simple form of the lead acid accumulator often has a negative pole of
- JAMB 2023The electrolyte used in the Nickel-Iron (NiFe) accumulator is
- JAMB 2022Which of the following is not a consequence of hydrogen bubbles covering the copper plate of a primary cell?
- JAMB 2019A safety precaution designed to prolong the life of a lead acid accumulator is
- JAMB 2019The lead-acid accumulator consists of
- JAMB 2018Which of the following has the lowest internal resistance when new?
- JAMB 2017Which of the following is correct about an electric cell?
- JAMB 2017A cell of internal resistance 2Ω supplies current to a 6Ω resistor. The efficiency of the cell is
- JAMB 2014The maximum power transfer occur in a cell when the external resistance is
- JAMB 2012A newly charged 12V accumulator can easily start a car whereas eight new dry cells in series with a effective e.m.f. of 12V cannot start the same car because
- JAMB 2011Three similar cells each of e.m.f 2 v and internal resistance 2Ω are connected in parallel, the total e.m.f and total internal resistance are respectively
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