Question 12 Marks
Taking force, length and time to be the fundamental quantities find the dimensions of:
- Density.
- Pressure.
- Momentum.
- Energy.
Answer
View full question & answer→Taking force, length and time as fundamental quantity:
- $\text{Density}=\frac{\text{m}}{\text{V}}=\frac{\big(\frac{\text{force}}{\text{acceleration}}\big)}{\text{Volume}}\\=\frac{\big[\frac{\text{F}}{\text{LT}}^{-2}\big]}{[\text{L}^{2}]}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{L}^4\text{T}^{-2}}=[\text{FL}^{-4}\text{T}^{2}]$
- $\text{Pressure}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{A}}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{L}^2}=[\text{FL}^{-2}]$
- $\text{Momentum = mv (Force I acceleration)}\times\text{Velocity}\\=\Big[\frac{\text{F}}{\text{LT}^{-2}}\Big]\times[\text{LT}^{-1}]=[\text{FT}]$
- $\text{Energy}=\frac{1}{2}\text{mv}^2=\frac{\text{Force}}{\text{acceleration}}\times\text{(velocty)}^2$