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Units & Measurements
Submission Deadline: 14/10/2023
1. Do mass and weight have the same dimensions? Write the dimensional formula for
both.
2. x= at? +bt-+c; where xis displacement & t has dimensions of time. Write the
dimensions of a, b and c.
3. Convert 1 dyne into newton using dimensional formula
4. Abook with many printing errors contains four different formulas for the
displacement y of a particle undergoing a certain periodic motion: (i)
sin (5), (@) y = 4 (sin) + cos (#))a is the
asin), @y=asinve, (iy =
maximum displacement of the particle, v has the dimensions of speed, t & T have the
dimensions of time. Rule out the incorrect formulae on dimensional grounds.
5. A famous relation in physics relates ‘moving mass’ m to the ‘rest mass’ m0 of a
particle in terms of its speed v and the speed of light c. A boy recalls the relation
almost correctly but forgets where to put the constant c. He writes: m=—"*,. Guess
ov
where to put the missing c.
6. Van der Waals equation is: (r +2) (V — nb) = nkT. P has the dimensions of pressure, n
is the number of moles, V is the volume, R is the gas constant & T is the temperature.
Deduce the units & dimensions of the constants a & b.
7. Show that the quantity ““ has the dimensions of time. (F has the dimensions of
force, r has the dimensions of length, m has the dimensions of mass & cis the speed
of light in vacuum).
8. Give an example of a physical quantity which (a) has a unit but no dimension, (b) has
neither unit nor dimension.
9. Give an example of a constant which (a) has a unit, (b) has no unit.
10. Dimensions of kinetic energy is the same as that of:
(a) acceleration, (b) velocity, (c) work, (d) force.
11. Electron volt (eV) is a unit of (a) momentum, (b) energy, (©) frequency, (d) force.
12. Convert 1 erg into joule using dimensional formula.
13. Write the unit of (a) solid angle, (b) plane angle.
14. Write the count of significant digits in the following: (i) 0.005070, (ii) 57030, (iii) 0435.
15. Each side of a cube is measured to be 7.203 m. What are the total surface area and
the volume of the cube to appropriate significant figures?
16. 5.74g of a substance occupies 1.2 em’. Express its density by keeping the significant
figures in view.
17. Check whether the equation +mv? = mgh is dimensionally correct or not. It is given
that m has the dimensions of mass, v is the velocity, gis the acceleration due to
gravity and h has the dimensions of length. 18. Consider a simple pendulum, having a bob attached to a string, that oscillates under
the action of the force of gravity. Suppose that the period of oscillation of the simple
pendulum depends on its length (I), mass of the bob (m) and acceleration due to
gravity (g). Derive the expression for its time period using method of dimensions.
19. The mass of a box measured by a grocer’s balance is 2.30 kg. Two gold pieces of
masses 20.15 g and 20.17 g are added to the box. What is (a) the total mass of the
box, (b) the difference in the masses of the pieces to correct significant figures?
20. calorie is a unit of heat (energy in transit), and it equals about 4.2 J where J =
kg m?s-®, Suppose we employ a system of units in which the unit of mass equals a kg,
the unit of length equals B m, the unit of time is y s. Show that a calorie has a
magnitude 4.2 «~*p-2y? in terms of the new units.
21. You are given a relation: F ="; where, F has the dimensions of force, m, & ma
have the dimensions of mass & r has the dimensions of distance. Find the unit and
dimension of the gravitational constant G.
22. You are given a relation: F = émnrv; where, F has the dimensions of force, r has the
dimensions of distance and v is the velocity. Find the dimensional formula for the
coefficient of viscosity ».
23. Write the dimensional formula for torque. Also check whether torque & energy have
the same dimensional formula or not.
24. Write significances of the dimensional formula.
25. Write the dimensions of a & b in the relation: P
2)
3; where P is the power, xis the
distance & tis the time.
