Arsha Vidya Mandir

WS: 02 Class: XI
Date: Sub: Physics
Chapter: Measurements – Dimensions

1. Surface tension of water in the CGS system is 72 dynes per cm. What is its value
in SI system?
2. The value of acceleration due to gravity is 980 cm/sec2. What will be its value if
the unit of length is kilometre and that of time is hour?
l
3. Obtain the formula T = 2π by the method of dimensions.
g
4. Assuming that the largest mass that can be moved by a flowing river depends on
the velocity of flow, density of river water and acceleration due to gravity. Show
that the mass varies as the sixth power of velocity of flow.
5. The velocity of sound in a gas depends on its pressure and density. Obtain the
relation between velocity, pressure and density.
6. The viscous force on a spherical body, when it moves through the viscous liquid,
depends on the radius of the body, the coefficient of the viscosity of the liquid and
the velocity of the body. Find an expression for the viscous force.
7. The rate of volume flow of water through a canal is found to a function of the area
of cross section of the canal and velocity of water. Show that the rate of volume
flow is proportional to the velocity of flow of water.
8. Show that the following are the dimensions of energy. (i) mc2, where m is mass
mP
and c is speed of light (ii) where P is the pressure, ρ is the density of the
ρ
liquid and m is mass, (iii) mB, where m is magnetic moment and B is magnetic
induction field.
9. Show that RC, R is resistance and C is the capacitance, is of dimensions of time.
10. If the units of length and force be increased three times, show that the unit of
Energy is increased nine times.
11. A gas bubble, from an explosion under water, oscillates with a proportional to
PaabEc, where P is static pressure, d is the density and E is the total energy of the
explosion. Find the values of a, b and c.
12. The time period T of the vibration of a liquid drop depends on surface tension (σ),
radius (r) of the drop and density (ρ) of the liquid. Find T.
13. In the formula X = 3YZ2, X and Z have the dimensions of capacitance and
magnetic induction respectively. What are the dimensions of Y in the MKSQ
system?
14. If the velocity of the light c, the gravitational constant G and Planck constant h are
chosen as the fundamental units, find the dimensions of length, mass and time in
the new system.
15. The viscosity η of a gas is determined by its density ρ, molecular velocity c and
its mean free path λ. Show that η = kρcλ where k is dimensionless constants.
16. Assuming that the vibration frequency of atoms in a crystal depends on the
atomic mass m, the atomic spacing a and compressibility β, find an expression for
frequency.
17. If the resistance experienced by the spherical body moving through the liquid is
proportional to the square of velocity, show that it is independent of viscosity.
18. The critical angular velocity ωc of a cylinder containing a liquid at which its
turbulence occurs depends on viscosity η, density ρ and the distance d between
the walls of the cylinders. Find the expression for ωc.
19. Find the physical quantity whose value depends on the velocity of light c, mass of
the electron m and plank’s constant h and which has the dimensions of distance.
20. Find dimensionally the relation between reverberation period t of a room, its
volume V, its surface area A and the velocity of sound c. Assuming that the period
is the proportional to the volume and inversely proportional to area.
21. The resistance R to the motion of the ship depends on the velocity v of the ship, l
the length of the ship, ρ is the density of sea water and g the acceleration due to
gravity. Show that R is proportional to l3.
22. The depth y to which a bullet penetrates in a human body depends on coefficient
of elasticity η and kinetic energy E. Establish the relation between these quantities
using the method of dimensions.
23. The mass (m) of the moving body with a velocity v is related to its rest mass mo
mo
m= +α
as, v2 , Find the dimensions of x and α.
1 − 3/ 2
2x
a
24. If the force F and density d are related as, F = + 3c , calculate the
2b + d
dimensions of a, b and c.
25. A book with many printing errors contains four different formulae for
displacement y of a particle undergoing a certain periodic motion:
2πt
(i) y = a sin
T
(ii) y = a sin vt
a t
(iii) y = sin
T a
a  2πt 2πt 
(iv) y = sin + cos
2 T T 