XI – PHYSICS Subjective Assignment

Topic: Dimensional Analysis

SECTION - A
1. The velocity of sound in air is 332 m/s. If the unit 13. Volume V of water which passes any point of a
of length is km and unit of time is hour, what canal during g t second is connected with the
would be the value of velocity ? cross section A of the canal and the velocity u of
water by the relation V = KA tu, where K is
2. Young’s modulus of steel is 19  1010 Nm–2. dimensionless constant. Verify the correctness of
Express it in c.g.s. units. the relation.

3. Convert a velocity of 72 km h–1 into ms–1 14. The escape velocity from the surface of earth is
2 GM
4. A body has an acceleration of 10 km h–2. Find its given by v = , where M is mass and R is
R
value of c.g.s. system. radius of earth. Check the correctness of the
formula.
5. The value of Stefan’s constant is  = 5.67  10–8
J s–1 m–2 K–4. Find its value in c.g.s. system. 2  cos 
15. Check the correctness of the relation h = ,
6. Convert a power of one mega wait on a system r2 d g
whose fundamental units are 10 kg, 1 dm and 1 where h is height,  is surface tension,  is angle of
minute. contact, r is radius, d is density and g is
acceleration due to gravity.
7. Convert one atmospheric pressure (= 105 N m–2)
into dyne cm–2. 16. Check by the method of dimensions, the formula
1 K
8. When one metre, one kg and one minute are v= , where v is velocity of longitudinal
 d
taken as fundamental units, the magnitude of a waves,  is wavelength of wave, K is coefficient
force is 36 units. What is the value of this force of volume elasticity and d is density of the
on c.g.s. system ? medium.
9. If velocity of light is taken as the unit of velocity 17. The viscous force F acting on a body of radius r
and an year is taken as the unit of time, what is moving with a velocity v in a medium of
the unit of length ? What is it called ? coefficient of viscosity  is given by F = 6   r
v. Check the correctness of the formula.
10. If the units of force, energy and velocity are 10N,
100 J and 5 ms–1, find the units of length, mass 18. The rate of flow (V) of a liquid through a pipe of
and time. radius (r) under a pressure gradient (P/l) is given
 P r4
11. If the unit of force were kilonewton, that of time by V = , where  is coefficient of
millisecond and that of power kilowatt, what 8 l 
would be the units of mass and length ? viscosity of the liquid. Check whether the
formula is correct or not.

SECTION - B 19. The critical velocity (v) of low of a liquid

12. Using dimensional analysis, check the accuracy through a pipe of radius (r) is given by
of the following relations : 
v=
a r
(i) Snth = u + (2n – 1)
2 where  is density of liquid and  is coefficient
(ii)  = h/m v of viscosity of the liquid. Check if the relation is
(iii) E = m c2 correct dimensionally.
Where the symbols have their usual meanings.

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20. Test if following eqn. is dimensionally correct 25. Write the dimensions of (a/b) in the relation
1 mg l v=a+bt
v= where v is velocity and t is time.
2 I
where, v = frequency, I = moment of inertia.
26. Write the dimensions of a/b in the relation
21. The dimensions of (angular momentum/magnetic F = a x + b t2 where F is force, x is distance
moment) are [MA–1 T–1]. Is it correct ? and t is time.

22. The dimensions of  b4 (where  is Stefan’s 27. Write the dimensions of a  b in the relation
constant and b is Wien’s constant) are [ML4 T–3]. b  x2
E=
Is it true ? a t
Were E is energy, x is distance and t is time.

SECTION C 28. Write the dimensions of a/b in the relation

23. The position of a particle moving along x-axis a  t2
depends on time according to the equation P=
b x
x = at2 + bt3, where x is in metre and t is in sec.
What are the units and dimensions of a and b ? Where P is pressure, x is distance and t is time.
What do they represent ?

24. The velocity v of a particle depends upon time t,

c
according to the equation v = a + b t +
d  t
Write the dimensions of a, b, c and d.

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Answer Key

1. 1195 km/h 15. Wrong

2. 191011 dyne/cm2 16. Wrong
3. 20 ms–1 17. Correct
4. 0.0772 cm s–2 18. Correct
5. 5.6710–5 erg s–1 cm–2 K–4 19. Correct
6. 2.161012 new units of power 20. Correct
7. 106 dyne cm–2 21. yes
8. 103 dyne 22. yes
9. 9.46 1015 m ; one light year 23. ms–2, ms–3, LT–2 ; LT–3 acc. and rate of change of acc.
10. 10 m, 4 kg ; 2s 24. [LT–1], [LT–2], [L], [T]
11. 1 kg ; 10–3 m 25. [T]
12. All the three relations are correct 26. L–1/2 T2
13. Correct 27. M–1 L2 T1
14. Correct 28. [M1 T–2]

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