System of Units

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System of Units: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as SI Unit of Temperature, Meter (m) as a Unit of Measurement of Length, Units of Time: Seconds, Convention for Use of SI Units, Unit Relations, Definition of S.I. Units, Practical Units and its Uses, Plane Angle, etc.

Important Questions on System of Units

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Name the physical quantity whose S.I. unit is J C1. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity?

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The density of material in the CGS system of units is 4gcm3. In a system of units in which unit of length is 10 cm and unit of mass is100 g, the value of density of material will be

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The unit of the Stefan - Boltzmann’s constant is

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The ‘rad’ is the correct unit used to report the measurement of

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The surface tension of water in C.G.S. units is70 dyne cm-1 . It's S.I. unit is

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Units of Time is:

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The SI unit of time is

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The CGS unit of mass is

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The S.I unit of force is

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The symbol for the units are written in capital letter.

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Supplementary physical quantities are physical quantities which do not depend on other physical quantities like fundamental physical quantities.

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Supplementary physical quantities are physical quantities which do not depend on other physical quantities like fundamental physical quantities.

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_____ is the S.I unit of electric charge.

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A calorie is a unit of heat or energy, and it equals about 4.2 J where 1 J = 1 kg m2 s-2 . Suppose we employ a system of units in which the unit of mass equals a kg , the unit of length equals b m, the unit of time is g s . Show that a calorie has a magnitude 4.2 a-1b-2g2 in terms of the new units.

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G=6.67×10-11 N m2 kg-2 = _____ ×10-8 cm3s-2 g-1

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3.0 m s-2 = _____ ×104 km h-2(Up to correct significant figures.)

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1 kg m2 s-2 = _____ ×107 g cm2 s-2

Note:In stating numerical answers, take care of significant figures.

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The SI unit of temperature is:

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Name the SI unit of solid angle.

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The SI unit of luminous intensity is