Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications

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Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Dimensional Checking of Equations, Deriving Relations Dimensionally, Conversion of Units Dimensionally & Limitations of Dimensional Analysis etc.

Important Questions on Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications

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The dimensions of  ( μ 0 ε 0 ) 1 2 are

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The dimensions of    ( μ 0 ε 0 ) 1 2 are

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The ratio of the dimensions of Planck’s constant and that of the moment of inertia has the dimensions of

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The force F on a sphere of radius a moving in a medium with velocity v is given by   F=6πηav.  The dimensions of   η  are

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The frequency of vibration f of a mass m suspended from a spring of spring constant k is given by a relation of the type f=cmxky , where c is a dimensionless constant. The values of x and y are:

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If    x=at+b t 2 ,  where x is the distance travelled by the body in kilometres while t is the time in seconds, then the unit of b is:

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Of the following quantities, which one has dimension different from the remaining three?

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Dimensional formula of self inductance is:

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If C and R denote capacitance and resistance respectively, then the dimensional formula of CR is

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Which of  the following is a dimensional constant?

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In a particular system, the unit of  length, mass and time are chosen to be 10 cm. 10 g and  0.1 s respectively. The unit of force in this system will be equivalent to

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P represents radiation pressure, c represents speed of light and S represents radiation energy striking unit area per sec. The non zero integers x, y, z such that  PxSycz is dimensionless are:

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Dimensions of electrical resistance are:

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Let [ ε 0 ] denote the dimensional formula of the permittivity of the vacuum, and [ μ 0 ] that of the permeability of the vacuum. If M= mass, L= Length, T= time and I= electric current. Choose the correct option.

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A new temperature scale uses X as a unit of temperature, where the numerical value of the temperature tx in this scale is related to the absolute temperature T by tx=3T+300. If the specific heat of material using this unit is 1400 J kg-1 X-1 its specific heat in the S.I. system of units is :

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Dimensional analysis of the equation, (velocity)x=(pressure difference)32×(density)-32 gives the value of x as,

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A length-scale (l) depends on the permittivity (ε) of a dielectric material, Boltzmann constant (kB), the absolute temperature (T), the number per unit volume (n) of certain charged particles, and the charge (q) carried by each of the particles. Which of the following expression for l is dimensionally correct?

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In CGS system the magnitude of the force is 100 dyne. In another system, where the fundamental physical quantities are kilogram, metre and minute, the magnitude of the force is

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Expression for the time in terms of G (universal gravitational constant), h (Plank constant) and c (speed of light) is proportional to

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The time dependence of a physical quantity P is given by P=Poe-αt2, where α is a constant and t is time.
The constant α