CHAPTER-2

(UNITS AND MEASUREMENT)

Read the following questions and choose

(A) If both the statements are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement-1.
(B) If both the statements are true but the statement 2 is not the correct explanation of
statement 1
(C) If statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
(D) If statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.

1. Statement 1: Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and that is 0.500 is true.
Statement 2: This is because zeros are not significant
a) A b) B c) C d) D
2. Statement 1: Surface tension and surface energy have the same definition
Statement 2: Both have different SI units.
a) A b) B c) C d) D
3. Statement 1: When we change the unit of measurement of a quantity, its numerical value
changes.
Statement 2: Smaller the unit of measurement smaller is its numerical value.
a) A b) B c) C d) D
4. Statement 1: Dimensionless constants are the quantities having numerical value
Statement 2: All the constants are dimensionless.
a) A b) B c) C d) D
𝑙
5. Statement 1: The time period of a pendulum is given by the formula 𝑇 = 2𝜋√𝑔
Statement 2: According to the principle of homogeneity of dimensions only that formula
may be correct in which the dimensions of L. H. S. is equal to dimensions of R.H.S
a) A b) B c) C d) D

MCQ

1. The dimensional formula for Planck’s constant (h) is

(a) ML-2T-3 (b) ML2T-2 (c) ML2T (d) ML-2T-2
2. Of the following quantities, which one has dimensions different from the remaining three
(a) Energy per unit volume (b) force per unit area
(b) Product of voltage and charge per unit volume (d) angular momentum per unit
mass
3. E. m. J and G denote energy, mass, angular momentum and gravitational constant
respectively, then the dimensions of EJ2/m2G2 are

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 (a) Angle (b) length (c) mass (d) time
4. The length and the breadth of a metal sheet are 3.124 m and 3.002 m respectively. The area
of this sheet up to force correct significant figures is
(a) 9.376 m2 (b) 9.378 m2 (c) 9.379 m2 (d) 9.388 m2
5. The value of universal gravitational constant G=6.67 X 10-11 Nm2Kg-2. The value of G in
units of g-1 cm3 s-2 is
(a) 6.07 X 10-8 (b) 6.67 X 10-8 (c) 6.67 X 10-8 (d) 6.67 X 10-8
6. If energy (E), momentum (p) and force (F) are chosen as fundamental units. Te dimensions
of mass in new system is,
(a) E-1p3 E1p2 (c) E-2p2 (d) none of these
7. A body of mass m=3.513 kg is moving along the x-axis with a speed of 5.00 ms-1. The
magnitude of momentum is recorded as
(a) 17.56 kgms-1 (b) 17.57 (c) 17.6 (d) 17.565

2-marks

1. Find the dimension of the following quantities

(a) Acceleration (b) Angle (c) density (d) Kinetic energy
(e) Gravitational constant
2. Check by the method of dimensional analysis whether the following relations are correct.
𝑃
(i) 𝑣=√ v- velocity, P-Pressure, D-density
𝐷

1 𝐹
(ii) 𝑛= √ n-frequency of vibration, l- length of the string, F- stretching force, m-
2𝑙 𝑚

mass/unit length of the string.

3. The velocity of a particle depends on the time t according to the equation
𝑐
𝑣 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑡 + (𝑑+𝑡). Write the dimension of a, b, c, d.
4. The moment of inertia of a body rotating about a given axis is 6.0 kg m 2 in the SI system.
What is the value of the moment of inertia in a system of units in which the unit of length is
5 cm and the unit of mass is 10 g?
5. The time period T of the oscillations of a large star oscillating under its own gravitational
attraction may depend on its mean radius R, its mean density ρ and the gravitational
constant G. Using dimensional analysis show that T is independent of R and is given 𝑇 =
𝑘
where k is dimensional constant.
√𝜌𝐺
6. State the number of significant figures in the following.
(a) 5461 Å (b) 5200 m (c) 35.000 mm (d) 0.007 m2
(e)2.64 x 1024 kg (f) 0.2470 g/cm3 (g) 6.032 J (h) 6.032 N
(i) 0.0006032 (j) 1.3600 x 10 -4

7. Round off to three significant figures

(a) 32.97 (b) 6.098 (c) 0.0004125 kg

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8. Round off the following as indicated
(a) 18.35 up to 3 digits
(c) 18967 up to 3 digits
(e) 248337 up to 3 digits
(g) 101.55 x 106 up to 4 digits
(b) 143.45 up to 4 digits
(d) 12.653 up to 3 digits
(f) 321.135 up to 5 digits
(h) 31.325 up to 4 digits

3-marks
1. Assuming that the mass (m) of the largest stone that can be moved by a flowing river
depends only upon the velocity v, the density ρ of water and the acceleration due to gravity
g. Show that m varies, with the sixth power of the velocity of the flow.
2. The viscous force ‘F’ acting on a body of radius ‘r’ moving with a velocity ’v’ ion a medium
of coefficient of viscosity ‘η’ is given by F=6 πηrv. Check the correctness of the formula.
3. Find the value of 60 J/m on a system that has 100 g, 100 cm and 1 minute as the base unit.
4. The value of atmospheric pressure is 106 dyne cm-2, find its value in SI units.
5. The escape velocity v of a body depends upon the acceleration due to gravity of a planet
and the radius of the planet R . Establish dimensionally the relationship between v, g, and
R.

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