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Dimensions of Important Physical Quantities

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Sets of Quantities having same dimensions

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number, coefficient of friction, mechanical equivalent

of heat , electric susceptibility, etc.
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Some Fundamental Constants

Gravitational constant (G) 6 .67 x 10-" N m' kg-'

Speed of light in varnum (c) 3 x 108 ms- I

Permea bility of vacuum (flo) 41t x 10-' H m-'

Permittivity of vacuum (eo) 8.85 x 10- 12 F m- '

Planck constant (h) 6.63 x 10-34 Js

Atomic mass unit (amu) 1. 66 x 10-27 kg

Energy equivalent of 1 amu 931.5 MeV

Electron rest mass (mJ 9.1 x 10-" kg = 0.511 MeV

Avogadro constant (N", 6.02 x 10" mol- '

Faraday constant (F) 9.648 x 10' C mol - '

Stefan- Boltzmann constant (cr) 5.67 x 10-' W m-' K-'

Wi en constant (b) 2.89 x 10-' mK

Rydberg constant (R,,) 1.097 x 10' m- '

Triple point for water 273.16 K (0.01' 0

Molar volume of ideal gas (NTP) 22.4 L - 22.4 X 10-3 m' mar'

KEY POINTS
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Independent quantities may be taken as fundamental quantities in a new system
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