Units and Dimensions
Units and Dimensions: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Dimensions, Dimensions of Fundamental Quantities, Physical Quantity as Vectors & Physical Quantity as Tensors etc.
Important Questions on Units and Dimensions
Name the physical quantity whose S.I. unit is . Is it a scalar or a vector quantity?

The density of material in the CGS system of units is . In a system of units in which unit of length is and unit of mass is, the value of density of material will be

The density of material in the CGS system of units is . In a system of units in which unit of length is and the unit of mass is , the value of density of the material will be

The dimensions of are

The dimensions of are

The dimension of , where is permittivity of free space and E is electric field, is:

Which two of the following five physical parameters have the same dimensions?
(A) Energy density
(B) Refractive index
(C) Dielectric constant
(D) Young’s modulus
(E) Magnetic field

Dimensions of resistance in an electrical circuit in terms of dimension of mass , length , time and current , would be

The ratio of the dimensions of Planck’s constant and that of the moment of inertia has the dimensions of

The unit of the Stefan - Boltzmann’s constant is

The dimensions of Planck’s constant are same as

Which one of the following groups have quantities that do not have the same dimensions?

The dimensional formula for magnetic flux is

The force F on a sphere of radius a moving in a medium with velocity v is given by The dimensions of are

Which of the following will have the dimensions of time?

An equation is given as : where temperature. If a and b are constant, then dimensions of ‘a’ will be:

An equation is given as : where temperature. If a and b are constant, then dimensions of ‘a’ will be:

The dimensional formula of pressure is:

The frequency of vibration of a mass suspended from a spring of spring constant is given by a relation of the type , where is a dimensionless constant. The values of and are:

According to Newton, the viscous force acting between liquid layers of area and velocity gradient is given by Where
