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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Electric Cells, the JAMB Physics syllabus expects you to study:
- 30. Electric Cells
- (i) simple voltaic cell and its defects;
- (ii) Daniel cell, Leclanche cell (wet and dry);
- (iii) lead –acid accumulator and Nickel-Iron (Nife) Lithium lon and Mercury cadmium;
- (iv) maintenance of cells and batteries (detail treatment of the chemistry of a cell is not required);
- (vi) arrangement of cells;
- (vii) efficiency of a cell.
Study notes & guidance
Study Electric Cells using a recommended Physics textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Physics, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Electric Cells, you should be able to:
- 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 Nikel iron accumulator;
- Solve problems involving series and parallel combination of cells.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Physics syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.