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E-i5tlEsEiibn
. . . . . . . . 56
. . . . . . . . 66
. . , . . . . . 70
_.............70
, . . . . . . . 78
_...........80
- . . . . . . 84
-............84
, . . . . . . . 89
_...........89
, . . . . . . . . 99
A ms-2
C kg N-'
B Nkg'
D Nkg
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61
63
66
68
68
73
75
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lSd*ion A
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Multiple-choice
Questions
l A student measur'ing the diameter of a wire obtain
readi np of l . 52mm, l . 48mm, l . 5l mm, l . 49mm
and 1.50 mm. Which of the following shows how
the diameter should be recoded in the student's
laboratory rcport?
A Between 1.48 mm and 1.52 mm
B 1.498 mm
C (1. 498 t 0. 012)mm
D (1. 50 t 0. 01) mm
Which of the physical guantities below has the same
dimensions as imPulse?
A Potentid energy B Momentum
C Power D Work done
What is the S.l. unit for gravitational field strength?
The S.l. unit for the gravitationd constant G is
A ms- 2 B Nk5' s'
C mkg-r s-z D m3 kgr s-2
78
83
87
87
92
95
The S.l. unit for thermal conductivity is
J
m-t K-t
WmK{
'The
dimensions for the base phpical quantities of
length, mass, time, quantity of matter and tempera'
ture ar rcprcsented by L, M,
I
N and 0 rcspective'
ly. What are the dimensions.forR in the formulap/
= nRTT
The viscous force F acting on a spherc moving in a
liquid is glven by F
= 60qrv, where
4
is the coeffi-
cient of viscosity of the liquid, r is the radius of the
sphere, and v is its velocity. What are the dimen-
sions of
4?
A MXT-I B
c twl-tr-r I)
8 Which of the follow'urg does not contain the unit of
energy?
A Mass x (velocity)'z
B Force x (displacement)
C Impulse x time
D Acceleration x mass x displacement
B
D
A
c
A MLr2N-'0-l
c ML2rrN-'0-l
JmK- '
W m-r K-l
B ML2r2N-r6Fl
D ML2t2N-2eFl
MLT-2
ML-IT.I
CHNPTtR
10
which of the following products of quantities cannot
be expressed in units of energY?
A Potentid differcnce x current
B Force x distance moved
C Prcssure x volume
D Mass x (velocity of light)2
The electric potentid difference,
%
between two
points on a conductor is the ratio of the electrical
power to the currcnt,
4.
fn" magnitude of the
I -
induced electncmotive force, E, in a coil is equiva-
lent to the rate of change of the magneti c mu.,
ff.
Hence, the unit of the magtetic flux <D is
l l
t 2
t 3
l 4
Which of followingpairs of quantities have the same
dimensions?
A Freguency; activity of radioactive substance
B Resistivity;rcactance
C Gravitational constant; acceleration due to gravity
D Boltzmann constanq molar gas constant
Which of the following pairs of physical quantities X
and lhave the same dimensions?
A kg m s-z A-t
C kg mz 5-z [-t
X
A Momentum x
Wavelength
Momentum
Wavelength
^
Momentum
\'
Tffinfr-
D Momentum x
Wavelength
B kg m2 st [-t
D kg m2 s-z [-z
Frequency
Frcquency
Energy
Energy x
Frcquency
Frequency
Energy
Which of the following is the unit for electric field
strength?
A NC- t B Vm- r
C Nm- r D VC- t
1\ro ants have the same shape but the linear dimen'
sion of the bigger ant is X times than that of the
smaller ant. Assume that the weight that can be
lifted by each ant is ploportional only to the crcss'
sectional area of its muscles. If the relative strngth
of an ant is defined as the weight that it can lift
dMded by its own weight, what is the ratio of the
rclative sungth of the bigger ant to the rclative
strength of the smaller ant?
AX2BX
D+
ci "
33 Which of the followtng phpical quantlties has the
same dimensions as energy per unit volume?
A Force
C Velocity
B Acceleration
D Pressure
E iinensions
as
& :cdy for a sPe'
6::i ned as "the
nL
-:ge
of wave'
nie: of radiation
[-'g**srq!
rrys;inatic
error?
E:
f *.:p
l_,:ead
re,si on
r pt',:ical quantity
;,
c'. f and I are the
,
pE:od and length
neg:.e'jc flux @ is
its =:ond
rc: second
-Y3f"sTPfr
rys:-:.-j'jes
does not
_rs"snp
I pl-r=::al quantities
"!igr"s40
C[ :-:=rides
has the
r-:
rE:3t momentum
Er: n are
IL.T-
Gi'
h_
34 Among the constants listed In the Data Book
(STPM,/R.7), which contains dimensions but does
not include dlmenslons for mass?
A Acceleratlon due to gravlty
B Planck constant
I $vogadro
constant
FAr..a
D Boltzmann constant
Li!ffi
The retationship between prcssure p and veloclty
v at any point in a liquld flowtng along a horizontal
plpe is gven
by p = y
-
!
t,
where y is quanti-
ty whiclr has dimensions and p is the denslty of the
liquid. The dimenslons fory are
A ML-3T-2 B ML_|T_2
Tru
35
36
C MT.2 D MIT'
A student used a milliammeter to measurc the cur-
rent in an electric cirrult. After taklng a set of read.
ingB, the results obtained arc as follows.
Minimum current =
1.34 rnA
Mean current = 1.37 mA
Maximum current =
1.39 mA
It is known that the actual current in the circult is
l.5l mA. Which of the following caused the mean
cumnt to differ from the actual currnt?
A Insufficient readlngs were taken by the student.
B The clrcuit was unstable while the readings
were being taken.
I
Therc is parallax errcr in the readings.
D The milliammeter has zeno ernor.
F. "
_
@"sTPq
Which of the following ls true regardlng erors ln
measurements?
A A zenr error ls a random error.
B An accurate measurement is one in which the
random errcr is small.
C A systematic error is caused by a measuring
Instrument that is less sensltive.
D Random erroF can be reduced by taking repeat.
ed measurements of a reading.
The dimensions for stress are
A M[T-I
c ML-'T-|
B MIT-2
D ML-IT-2
39 The dlmensions for power
are
i, ,gg"mg
37
38
A MXT-I
C ML2T-2
B M[T'
D ML2T-3
&rss@
40 Whictr of the followlng is a scalar quantity?
A Force
B Torque
C Angular momentum
D Electric potentlal
m,sTP.m
ffion
Srructured
euestions
Write down the corresponding unlts and dimensions
for each of the quantities
in the table below.
Ouandty Unlt Dlmenslons
Velocity
Acceleration
Force
Momentum
Energy
Power
Pressure
Frequency
Determine if the
$ven
formulae below are consist.
ent in terms of dimensions.
( a) Ff =my- mu
where F'ls the force, f is the time, rn is the
mass,
y
is the final velocity, and u is the inltial
velocity.
uf
(b)
r
=
ngh
whete W is the work done, f is the time, m is
the mass, g is the acceleration due to gravity,
and i is the vertical height.
In a simple pendulum
experiment, the period of
oscillation I is assumed to be related to the length
of the thread /, Oe acceleration due to gravityg, and
the mass of the pendulum rn. Flnd the relationship
of I with the other mentloned quantities
by using
dimension analysis.
15 The acceleratlon a of an obiect is related to power
P in an equation a
=
W whereby the dlmenslons of
the equation are conslstent. Hence the dimensions
of /< arc
A ML-IT
c M-'L-|T
A sphere falls through a liquld wlth a viscous force
F
=
kn in which r is the radius of the sphere and v
ls its veloclty. Hence /< has dimensions
t 6
B M-ILT
D M-rL-rTz
B ML2T-I
D ML-IT-I
B m2 s-2 K-3
D kg m2 5-z
(-r
A MLT-'
c ML-'T-2
17 What are the dimensions of the physical quantity
$venr V
f f i l wl t h
m, a, A, f and r r epr esent l ng
mass, acceleration, arca, period, and thickness
respectlvely?
A MTz
c MtT2
l8 At a temperaturc near 0 K, the specific heat capac-
ity of a solid is
$ven
as c
=
aT3, where Iis the
thermodynamic temperature and a ls a constant
showing the characterlstlcs of the solid. What ls the
unit of the constant a expressed in terms of basic S.l.
units?
A m2 s-2 K-l
c m2 s-2 K-{
19 Whlch of the following physical qumtities is a scalar
quantity?
A Velocity
B Acceleratlon
C Electric potential
D Electric field suength
B ML2
D MLT-z
20 The physical quantity that has the same dimensions
as that of Young modulus is
A impulse B
ffims@
PfeSSUre
6*.0
stress
l9&-
2l
22
C strain
ln a motion with uniform acceleration, the velocity
v is given by the equatloi t/2 = z + Dx where a and
D are constants and x is a variable. If a, D and x have
dlmensions, then the dimensions for the term Dx in
the equation are
AL
C LI-2
B LT-I
D L2T-2
ffisq0
By assuming that all the symbols used are standard
symbols with their respective conventional mean-
IngB, which of the following expressions is not an
expression for energy?
AhvBAV
c , Q' DgL
4fiE6r R
Which of the following products has the same unit
as time?
A Resistance x capacitance
B Pressure x volume
23
39
C Frequency x wavelength
D Current x potential difference
Which of the followlng has the same dlmenslons as
Ptanck constant?
A Force
B Impulse
C Force x tlme
D Impulse x dlsplacement
The power of radiation from a black body for a spe-
ciftc wavelength and temperature is defined as "the
power radiated per unit area per unlt range of wave-
length". The dimensions for the power of radlation
B Mh'l-'KHsIM
26 Whlch of the following errors is a systematic error?
A Zero error
B Parallax error
C Error due to wrcng measurement
D Error due to non-uniformity of shape
ffimsnfr
27 What are the dimensions for the physical quantity
. ms&T
expressed as
ffi;
where m, g, d, T and I are the
mass, acceleration due to gravity, period and length
respectlvely?
AMT,
C MLIz
28 The unit which is equivalent to magnetic flux @ ls
A volt second B
ioule
second
C ampere second D newton second
[t*snq
29 Which of the following physical quantities does not
have the dimension L?
A Permittivity of free space
B Magretic flux density
C Permeabiliry of free space
D Elecric field strength
30 Whlch of the following pairs of phpical quantiUes
are vector quantities?
A Displacement, torque
B Strain, force
C Frequency, velocity
D Work done, momentum
3l Which of the followlng phpical quanuties has the
dimensions ML2tr?
A Force
C Energy
32 The dimensions for Planck constant i arc
--i
i3 itr-3= :r =e I
SEEa f,:rEasi[
A i:.-
C
'.-o_tc.:r
24
25
are
A ML-'T-2
c ML-2r3
A ML2T'
C MLT2
.r_=:r
a
-:q g
=-\,- !--- |
OO' - : : , - &
A i::t:zi
B Z=- : m
C
-r--cE=:-t
D i:i::'rnn
l:: =.a,::nCi
, :.: ::-i. :.lrlt i
:r-
-
g:e, !
:;'*iic: :tsi
:;-::. l=
fin
A !.':-l-:
c
-t.t-:-:
.r. ::::::-: :sd
- : : :
=
- j : .
:-F.:: =sd
].f' -tra
-\'..-at
lJ:rtu
:: :s C'-c-.r: S
,.r, =i
i r,!i
;;;E1' -' -;
rff
A
-:s556
B I:.= ::o
',r:=
-il C l:-e- rsl
D i:-: -';m
i r , a: : : : ' b
-:5:--'s
A .1 :ero l
B .t a:cc
:-3:-:13 C
C
-{
t55
:-'--i-.Y
D R-. : : -: t
i: =eer
:lt
J'
:!6
B ML2
D M[T-,
&#qr
&H,sng
B Torque
D Angular momentum
B ML2T-I
D MIT-I
5l
3E L.=:::-:-i l
r t t ' - -
c l,: :-
f!.9
ri'-:lsit
a t t ' - -
c ...r:ri-:
r,rr'Lc:-
c: I
A Fo-:
B Tc;.:e
C
-lrg:bt
D E+:cic1