Dimensional Analysis
Important Questions on Dimensional Analysis
Which of the following pairs does not have similar dimensions?
Which of the following units denotes the dimensions , where denotes the electric charge?
A sheet of area is used to make an open tank with a square base, then find the dimensions of the base such that volume of this tank is maximum.
A quantity is given by where, is the permittivity of free space, is length, is potential difference and is time interval. The dimensional formula for is the same as that of,
A neutron star with magnetic moment of magnitude is spinning with angular velocity about its magnetic axis. The electromagnetic power radiated by it is given by where and are the permeability and speed of light in free space, respectively. Then
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 :
In 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
If energy, gravitational constant, impulse and mass, the dimension is same as that of,
If the dimensions of and are and respectively. Find the dimensions of and .
A spherical liquid drop is placed on a horizontal plane. A small disturbance causes the volume of the drop to oscillate. The time period of oscillation of the liquid drop depends on radius of the drop, density and surface tension of the liquid. Which among the following will be a possible expression for (where, is a dimensionless constant)?
If and denote resistance and inductance respectively which of the following has dimension of time?
A force is given by, , where is time. What are the dimensions of and ?
The dimensional equation for the electrical resistance of a conductor is
Among the following options, pick the one which has neither units nor dimensions.
If , then value of and will be satisfied
If , and are taken as the unit of length, mass and time respectively in particular system. Find the unit of force in this system as expressed in SI unit will be equivalent to
The dimensional formula (Here Stefan's constant and Wein's constant) is
If the speed of a particle, of mass , as a function of time , is given by , where has dimension of length. Choose the correct option.
Which one of the following does not have the same dimensions?
Two quantities, and have different dimensions. Which mathematical operation, given below, is physically meaningful?

