Physical Quantities

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Physical Quantities: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Physical Quantity, Physical Quantity as Ratios, and Fundamental and Derived Quantities.

Important Questions on Physical Quantities

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What is the relative magnetic Permeability of aluminium? μA= 1.256× 10-6 H/m , μ0= 1.257 ×10-6 H/m.

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What is relative electric permittivity in glass, if permittivity of glass is εg=3.7×10-12?

permittivity of vacuum ε0= 8.85×10-12.

 

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Find the relative quantity of the substance x.

Density of x = 300 kg/m3 And reference density = 200 kg/m3.

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m3 is an example of fundamental units.

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Why length, mass and time are chosen as base quantities in mechanics?

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Write the fundamental unit of amount of substance.

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Write the fundamental unit of electric current.

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Physical quantities are classified into two- fundamental and _____ quantities. 

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The fundamental unit of mass is kilogram which is the mass of a platinum-iridium cylinder kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris in France.

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The quantity which can be measured is known as a physical quantity. They have a numerical magnitude and a unit.

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Second is an example of fundamental units.

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Time is an example of fundamental quantities.

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Length, mass and time are examples of fundamental quantities.

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Units which are expressed in terms of fundamental units or those units which are dependent on fundamental units are called _____ (standard / derived) units.

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Units which are expressed in terms of fundamental units or those units which are dependent on fundamental units are called _____ units.

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Quantities other than base quantities are called as

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Which of the following options correctly represents the unit of potential energy?

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1 light year is equal to

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Light year is the unit of

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The distance of a galaxy from the earth is of the order of 1025 m. The time taken by light to reach the earth from the galaxy is