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CHAPTER: UNIT DIMENSIONS & MEASUREMENT

TOPIC: UNITS & DIMENSIONS

Objective Questions May have ONE or MORE THAN ONE Answers:

1. Force F and density d are related as F = then find the dimensions of and .
+ d
2. In the following equations, the distance x is in metres, the time t in seconds and the velocity v in
metres/second. What are the SI units of the constants C1 and C2 ?

x = C1 cos C2t (c) v = C1e C2

t
(a) v 2 = 2 C1 x (b)
a
nRT RTV
3. In the formula p = e . Find the dimensions of a and b where p=pressure, n=no. of moles,
V b
T=temperature, V=volume and R=universal gas constant.
4. The value of Stefan's constant in CGS system is
5.67 105 erg s 1cm 2 K 4 . Its value in SI units is ________.
=

5. A particle of mass m is attached to the end of a light string of length l . The other end of the string is
attached to a fixed point on a smooth table. The particle is travelling in a horizontal circle on the table
with angular velocity rad/sec. Assuming that the force in the string depends only upon m, l &
find an expression for this force.

6. The displacement of air particle in a flute is given by x = a sin (t ) cos ( kx ) where is a quantity
which depends on the length of the flute (L), gas constant (R), temperature of air (T) and mass per
unit mole of the air ( ) . Find an expression for in terms of all these quantities [Use PV = nRT]
7. Show that energy, density and power form a fundamental system of units. Find the dimensional
formula of universal gravitational constant (G) in this system.

8. A problem in I. E. Irodov's book is given as below:

"A particle of mass m is located in a region where its potential energy [U(x)] depends on the position
a b
x as Potential Energy [U(x)] = here a & b are positive constants ..."
x2 x

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 (i) Write dimensional formula of a & b
(ii) If the time period of oscillation which is calculated from above formula is stated by a student as
ma
T = 4a , check whether his answer is dimensionally correct.
b2

9. Porous rock through which groundwater can move is called an aquifer. The volume V of water that,
in time t, moves through a cross section of area A of the aquifer is given by
V / t = KAH / L,
where H is the vertical height of the aquifer over the horizontal distance L. This relation is called
Darcy's law. The quantity K is the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer. What are the SI units of K?

10. The loss of pressure when a fluid flows through a pipe is given by P = k a l Vb dc where d and l
are diameter and length of the pipe respectively, and are the mass density and coefficient of
viscosity of the fluid, V is the mean velocity of flow through the pipe and k is a numerical constant.
Find the values of a, b and c.

11. If energy, density and power form a fundamental system of units. Find the dimensional formula of
momentum in terms of these quantities.

12. If the velocity of the particle is given by

a
+ bt 2
v=
t
The dimensions of a & b are given as _________.

13. Using 1AU (mean earth-sun distance) =1.51011m and parsec as distance at which 1 AU subtends an
angle of 1 sec of arc, find parsec in metres.

v1 2
14. In two systems of units, the relation between velocity, acceleration and force is given by v2 = , a2

F1
= a1 , F2= , where and are constants then find in this new system

m2 L2
(a) (b)
m1 L1
END OF PRACTICE SHEET

ANSWER KEY
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M 3/2 L 2T 2 , (a) m/s2, [a] = ML5T-2mol-1,
(b) m, /sec, [b] = L3
M1/2 , L3/2 (c) m/s, /sec
4 5 6 7
k RT
5.67108 J s1m1k4 F = km2l w= E2D1P2
L
8
=
(i) [ a ] =
Ux 2 ML2T=
2 2
[b ]
L ML4T 2 ;= [Ux
= ] 2
ML2T= L ML3T 2
ma ma 3
= a 2 4
(ii) T 4=
b b2
ma 3 M M 3 L12T 6
Dimenison of RHS = 4 =
b 2 M 2 L6T 4
T
So, his answer is dimensionally incorrect.
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V KAt V L L 3 a = 0;
= ; K= K = 2 = ; SI units = m/s b = 1;
t L tA tL t
c = 2
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9.72 1 3
e7/5 1/5 P3/5 L ; LT3 1016 m (a) (b)
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