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If the speed of light is the new unit of speed and year the new unit of time, then what will be new unit of length ? What is the name of the unit ? Given C=3×108 m/s and 1 year=3.154×107 s

Important Questions on Measurement and Physics

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A new unit of length is so chosen that the speed of light in vacuum is unity. What is the distance between the Sun and the Earth in terms of the new unit if light takes 8minutes and 20 seconds to cover the distance ?

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A calorie is the unit of heat or energy, and it equals about 4.2 J, where 1 J=1 kgm2s-2. Suppose we employ a system of units in which the unit of mass equals α kg, the unit of length β m, the unit of time equals γ s. Show that a calorie has a magnitude 4.2 α-1β-2γ2 in terms of the new units.
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State the number of significant figures in 0.007 m2.
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State the number of significant digits in 2.64×1024 kg.
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State the number of significant digits in 0.2370 gcm-3.
EASY
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State the number of significant digits in 6.320 J.
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Young's modulus of steel is 19×1010 N/m2. Express it in CGS system of unit dyne/cm2.
EASY
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Round off the following numbers as directed : 5.732 to 2 digits.