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Units and Measurements (Solutions) Solutions of Assignment (Set-2)

2
Chapter Units and Measurements
Section-A

Q.No. Solution

1. Answer (3)
1
n
u

 nu = constant

2. Answer (1)
Density  = 0.5 g/cc.

0.5  10 3 kg
=
(10 2 )3 m3

 5  102 kg m3

3. Answer (3)
As per rounding off rule and significant figure.
0.00274 becomes 0.0027.

4. Answer (2)
After decimal, zeros are insignificant.

5. Answer (2)
1
least count = = 0.2 s
5

T = 0.2, T = 25 s
0.2
% error =  100 = 0.8%
25

6. Answer (4)
There are many quantities which have same dimension hence due to this reason it may be possible
that an equation which is dimensionally correct is incorrect. e.g.,
 
Kinetic energy = r  F
is dimensionally correct but it is an incorrect relation.

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Solutions of Assignment (Set-2) Units and Measurements (Solutions)

Q.No. Solution

7. Answer (3)
Precision of an instrument depends on least count because it decides up to how many places after
decimal, quantity can be measured.

8. Answer (1)
The instrument can measure the diameter after three decimal places.

9. Answer (4)
0.205 has least number of significant digits and equals to 3 which is obtained in option (4).

10. Answer (3)


Calculation is done upto two places after the decimal according to rule of significant figure.

11. Answer (4)


d 0.003 0.005 0.06
 100   100  2   100   100  4%
d 0.3 0.5 6

12. Answer (1)


Least count = 0.1 cm
 uncertainity = ± 0.1
0.1
   100   1%
10.1

13. Answer (1)


A has maximum number of significant figures.

14. Answer (3)


If mass of cube is m and length of side is l then
m
density  =
l3
 m l
 3
 m l

 Percentage error in  = percentage error in m + 3 × percentage error in l.


= 0.3 + 3 × 0.2
= 0.9%

15. Answer (3)


p = At2 + Bt + C
 [MLT–1] = B × [T]
B = [MLT–2]

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Units and Measurements (Solutions) Solutions of Assignment (Set-2)

Q.No. Solution

16. Answer (3)


2
 13v  2
  v
kf  ki  10 
% change in kinetic energy =  100   100 = 69%
ki v2

17. Answer (3)


nR  joule  joule sec sec
     
x metre p metre joule metre

18. Answer (3)


[b] = [V] = [M0L3T0]

19. Answer (4)


1 1
f = cmx.ky  [T–1] = [Mx] [MT–2]y  [T–1] = [Mx+yT–2y], x   , y 
2 2

20. Answer (4)


Argument of trigonometric function is dimensionless.

21. Answer (4)


2 2
 kg   1m   sec 
n  1      n  36  10 6
 100 kg  1000 m   60 sec 

22. Answer (3)


Angular velocity and frequency have dimension of [M0L0T–1].

23. Answer (1)


K = [ML2T–2]/[L2] = [ML0T–2].

24. Answer (3)


Dimension of angular momentum and Planck’s constant are same.

25. Answer (4)


1 1 3
f  k .T a b l c , [ T ] = [MT -2 ], ρ = [ML-3 ]  a  ,b   ,c  
2 2 2

26. Answer (1)


[M] = [Fa] [Lb] [Tc] = [MLT–2]a [Lb] [Tc] a = 1, b = – 1, c = 2

27. Answer (4)


Coefficient of viscosity ‘n’ has its unit pascal sec in SI system.

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Solutions of Assignment (Set-2) Units and Measurements (Solutions)

Q.No. Solution

28. Answer (3)


Newton  sec = Impulse = change in Linear momentum.

29. Answer (3)


Unit of energy is kg m2 s–2

30. Answer (3)


1 nm = 10–9 m = 10–7 cm

31. Answer (3)


F = G.m1m2/r2 G = F r2/m1m2

32. Answer (1)


Pascal = newton/m2

33. Answer (3)


Angular acceleration = change in Angular velocity/t

34. Answer (4)


–1 –1 –1 –1
[n] = [ML T ]  kg.m s
AV F x [MLT –2 ] [L]
F    2 = [ML–1T –1 ]
x AV [L ] [LT –1 ]

35. Answer (3)


Conversion factor = dyne.cm–2/newton.m–2 = 0.1

36. Answer (1)


Pressure = [ML–1 T–1]

37. Answer (4)


2 is dimensionless and h is plancks constant.

38. Answer (1)


Calorie is the unit of heat which is a form of energy.

39. Answer (2)


m1m2 F  r 2 [MLT 2 ] [L2 ]
F G 2
G  =  [M–1L3 T –2 ]
r m1m2 [M2 ]

40. Answer (1)


Angular velocity =angular displacement/time interval

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Units and Measurements (Solutions) Solutions of Assignment (Set-2)

Q.No. Solution

41. Answer (1)


Power = work/time

42. Answer (1)


dm sec 2 d  2  d 
m   tan   dm   sec 2 d    100  
m tan  sin 2
dm
 100 will be minimum when 2 = 90°  = 45°
m

43. Answer (3)

44. Answer (2)


13.12
Mean value =  2.62 ,
5
0.54
Mean absolute error =  0.11
5

45. Answer (4)

Section-B

Q.No. Solution

1. Answer (1, 3)
Angle has a unit but no dimension.

2. Answer (2, 3)
–2
Answer should have two significant figures because 5.0 × 10 cm has two significant figure.

3. Answer (1, 2, 3)
Light year is the unit of length.

4. Answer (1, 2)
Addition subtraction is performed with quantities of same dimensions only.

5. Answer (1, 3)
R = (10.4 ± 0.4) cm
0 .4 11
The percentage error in radius =  100  3.85%  %
10.4 3
4 3
Volume V = r
3
11
 % error in volume = 3 × percentage error in radius = 3 × = 11%
3

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Solutions of Assignment (Set-2) Units and Measurements (Solutions)

Q.No. Solution

6. Answer (2, 4)
[G] = [M–1L3T–2], [C] = [LT–1], [h] = [ML2T–1], [L] = [M–x+z, L3x + y + 2z T–2x – y – z]

7. Answer (1, 2, 3)

 2ct   2x 
y  2 A sin   cos  
     
In sin x and cos x, x should be dimensionless.
 unit of ct = unit of 
also unit of x = unit of 
2ct 2x
 dimension of = dimension of
 
2c x
 unit of 
 t

8. Answer (1, 2, 4)
a  bc
y
d e
1. Quantities of same dimensions only can be added or subtracted.
2. y is dimensionless therefore
dimensions of a = dimension of bc = dimension of d = dimension of e
i.e., a = bc = d = e
  dimension of abc = dimension de
de and bc have different dimensions.

9. Answer (1, 3, 4)
y
is dimensionless while  has dimension [T 1 ] therefore cannot be added.
A
Similarily dimension of A  dimension of kx.

and dimension of A  dimension of .
k

10. Answer (1, 2, 3)


V = (10.0 ± 0.1) V
i = (1.0 ± 0.1) A

v
R= = 10
i

v i 0 .1 0 .1
% error in R =  100   100   100   100 = 1 + 10 = 11%
v i 10.0 1. 0

 R = (10.0 + 1.1)  = (1 ± 0.1) 101 

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Units and Measurements (Solutions) Solutions of Assignment (Set-2)

Section-C

Q.No. Solution

Comprehension-I

1. Answer (2)

Tangent is perpendicular to radius

2. Answer (3)
8 AU
0.3
1 AU
0.38
sin      22º
1 

3. Answer (2)

Method is applicable for inferior planets.

Comprehension-II

1. Answer (4)

2. Answer (2)

| a1 |  | a2 |  | a3 |  | a4 |  | a5 |


Use a 
5

3. Answer (1)

0.15
  100  5.55% percentage error in length
3.6

Comprehension-III

1. Answer (4)

E 0.1
Length =  unit of length =  102 m
F 10

2. Answer (1)

|E | 0.1
m 2
 4  10 5 kg
| v | 10

3. Answer (4)

[T] = [F–1 E v–1]  Now unit of T = 10–4 s

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Solutions of Assignment (Set-2) Units and Measurements (Solutions)

Q.No. Solution

Comprehension-IV

1. Answer (1)
[t] = [M0L0T0]

2. Answer (2)
[t] = [x] = [M0L0T0]

3. Answer (3)
Trigonometric functions are dimensionless

Section-D

Q.No. Solution

1. Answer (4)
Instrumental errors are not random errors.

2. Answer (1)
Smaller the least count more is accuracy.

3. Answer (2)
Angle has no dimension but has unit. Gravitational constant has unit.

4. Answer (1)
Quantities of same dimensions only can be added.

5. Answer (1)
Errors are reduced by repeating number of experiments.

6. Answer (1)
Dimensional analysis can be used for deriving relation among physical quantities having dimensions.

7. Answer (3)
Number of significant figure will not be changed:

8. Answer (3)
Unit of measurement is inversely proportional to the magnitude.

9. Answer (3)
Quantities (of constant values) having dimensions are dimensional constants. Dimensionless constant
do not have dimensions

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Units and Measurements (Solutions) Solutions of Assignment (Set-2)

Q.No. Solution

10. Answer (1)


Trigonometric functions and argument of trigonometric functions are always dimensionless.

Section-E

Q.No. Solution

1. Answer A(r, s), B(t), C(r, t), D(p, q)


ax  c
(p) F   F   LT 2 
at 2  bx 2

a 
(q) Above equation will give two different value of  
b 
(r) [b] = [a] = [T1]

(s) [a] = LT–1

 a2 
   LT   b   LT
1 1
b
(t) [a] = MLT–1 [b] = T1

2. Answer A(p, s), B(q), C(q), D(r, t)


[Surface tension] = [Energy per unit area] = [Spring constant] = M1L0T–2
–1 –2
[Pressure] = [Energy density] = [Young’s Modulus] = ML T
[b] = [Angular momentum] = [Energy × time] = ML2T–1

3. Answer A(r), B(t), C(p), D(s), E(q)

4. Answer (2)

5. Answer (3)

Section-F

Q.No. Solution

1. Answer (1)
pb d c

la
Equating dimension of both side
b c
M 0 L0T 1   ML1T 2  ML3  L a 
       

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Solutions of Assignment (Set-2) Units and Measurements (Solutions)

Q.No. Solution

0=b+c
0 = –b – 3c – a
–1 = –2b
1
c
2
1 3
a  1
2 2
1
b
2
a+b+c=1

2. Answer (7)

mv 2
F
r

lnF = ln m + 2 ln v – ln r

For maximum error

F  m 2v r 
 100       100
F  m v r 

 0.1 0.1 0.2 


 2   100
 4 10 8 

10 20 20
  
4 10 8

= 2.5 + 2 + 2.5 = ± 7

3. Answer (5)
a b c
 M   L  T  1
n2  n1  1   1   1  M2 = 10M1, L2  L1 , T2 = 10 T1
 M2   L2   T2  100

1 2 2
 1   100   1 
 1  
 10   1   10 

1 100  100 100


  
10 1 1
n2  105  x  5

4. Answer (8)

t 0.2
Maximum percentage error =  100   100  0.8
t 25

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Units and Measurements (Solutions) Solutions of Assignment (Set-2)

Q.No. Solution

5. Answer (4)
d m r l
 100   100  2  100   100
d m r l
0.003 0.005 0.06
=  100  2   100   100
0.3 0.5 6
=4

6. Answer (0)
[t2] = [M0L0T0]
[] = [M0L0T–2]

7. Answer (6)
E = FATx/3
[ML2T–2] = [MLT–2] [LT–2] [Tx/3]
 x = 6

8. Answer (3)
g l T l t
 100   100  2  100   100  2  100
g l T l t

0.1 1 1 20 49
 100  2   100     2.7
20.0 90 2 9 18

Section-G

Q.No. Solution

1. Answer (4)
Errors always add.

2. Answer (4)
Angle, solid angle have different unit but same dimension.

3. Answer (2)
Dimensional constants have dimensions and have constant value.

4. Answer (3)
No. of SF in number 100 is ONE whereas number of SF in 100 m is three.

5. Answer (4)
Relative velocity is the difference of velocity of two objects.

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Solutions of Assignment (Set-2) Units and Measurements (Solutions)

Q.No. Solution

6. Answer (1)
dv dT
Vel. grad = , Temp. grad. = , nm = 10–9 m, mN = 10–3 N
dx dx

Section-H

Q.No. Solution

1. Answer
(30°C ± 1°C)
The error will be added.

2. Answer (i) 1.51


(ii) ± 0.43
(iii) ± 0.0285
(iv) ± 28.5%

3. Answer 8.4 mg/m3


The result will have two significant figures

4. 1 1 1  v u 
Answer (14.34 cm  0.14 cm),   , f  f 2  2  2 
|F | |v | |u | v u 

5. Answer [] = [M3L0T–3 ], [] = [ML–1]

6. Since quantities of same dimensions only can be added or subtracted.


 Dimension of A = dimensions of x3 = [L3]
A
Also dimensions of  dim of K = [ML2T–2]
C

L3
 dimensions of C   M1LT 2
ML2 T 2
1
Now dimensions of C = dimensions of B(x ) 4

dimensions of B 
M1L1T 2
L1/4

 M1L3/4 T  2 
 dimensions of A2B = [L3]2 × [M–1L+3/4T+2] = [M–1L27/4T2]

7. Answer [ML2T–2–1K–1] [M0L0T0],


mgh
[a ]   [ML2 T –2 ], [ab]  [ML2 T –2 ]
nT

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Units and Measurements (Solutions) Solutions of Assignment (Set-2)

Q.No. Solution

8. Y 
Answer   3  102 
 x 
n1u1 = n2u2
u1 3  108 ms –1
n 2  n1 
u2 xKM  (Y ms)1
1
3  108 m 3 s
=  Y  10
( x  103 m) s 1

3  102  Y
=
x

9. Answer (2.9 N/m)


M 0.20 2 –1
k  4 2 2
 4 2  2
 42  0.20  4 = 3.2  Nm
T  5.0 
 10 
 

k M 2T 0.01 2t 1 0.1


      2
k M T 0.20 t 20 5.0

 1 2
k  3.22     2.9 N/m
 20 50 

10. Answer [a] = [ML5T–2–1], [b] = [M0L3T0]


Joule
[a]  [RTV ]   kelvin. m3
mole. kelvin

= [ML2T–2] [L3]/[]
= [ML5T–2–1]
[b] = [v] = [M0L3T0]

11. Answer (22–3)


p = n1u1 = n2u2
n1[M1L12T1–3 ]  n1[M2L22T23 ]
2 3
 M   L  T 
n1  n2  2   2   2 
 M1   L1   T1 
2 3
 kg   m    sec 
=     
 1 kg   m   1 sec 
= 22–3 watt




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