Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications
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
The dimensions of are

The dimensions of are

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

The force F on a sphere of radius a moving in a medium with velocity v is given by The dimensions of are

The frequency of vibration of a mass suspended from a spring of spring constant is given by a relation of the type , where is a dimensionless constant. The values of and are:

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

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

Dimensional formula of self inductance is:

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

Which of the following is a dimensional constant?

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

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 is dimensionless are:

Dimensions of electrical resistance are:

Let denote the dimensional formula of the permittivity of the vacuum, and that of the permeability of the vacuum. If mass, Length, time and electric current. Choose the correct option.

A new temperature scale uses as a unit of temperature, where the numerical value of the temperature in this scale is related to the absolute temperature by . If the specific heat of material using this unit is its specific heat in the S.I. system of units is :

Dimensional analysis of the equation, gives the value of as,

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?

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

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

The time dependence of a physical quantity is given by , where is a constant and is time.
The constant
