Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications
Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications: Overview
In this topic, we will analyse the dimensional formulas and learn its applications. It also describes the principle of homogeneity of dimensions. We will also learn to deduce relations among the physical quantities.
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:

Pressure depends on distance as , where are constants is distance, is Boltzman's constants and is temperature. The dimension of are

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

In the kinematic equation s= ut + (½)at2 , the dimensions of all the three terms is-

Identify a dimensionally correct expression from the following options.

Choose the physical quantity from the given options that has the same dimensional formula as an impulse.

A particle of mass is located in a region where its potential energy depends on the position as, . Here, and are positive constants. If the time period of oscillation, which is calculated from above formula, is stated by a student as , check whether his answer is dimensionally correct.
