JEE Main & Advanced Physics Mathematical Tools, Units & Dimensions Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    In the relation \[P=\frac{\alpha }{\beta }{{e}^{-\frac{\alpha Z}{k\theta }}}\] P is pressure, Z is the distance, k is Boltzmann constant and q is the temperature. The dimensional formula of b will be                        [IIT (Screening) 2004]

    A)             \[[{{M}^{0}}{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{0}}]\]

    B)                      \[[{{M}^{1}}{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{1}}]\]

    C)             \[[{{M}^{1}}{{L}^{0}}{{T}^{-1}}]\]

    D)                      \[[{{M}^{0}}{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-1}}]\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    In given equation, \[\frac{\alpha z}{k\theta }\] should be dimensionless                         \[\therefore \]\[\alpha =\frac{k\theta }{z}\Rightarrow [\alpha ]=\frac{[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-2}}{{K}^{-1}}\times K]}{[L]}=[ML{{T}^{-2}}]\]and \[P=\frac{\alpha }{ \beta }\Rightarrow [\beta ]=\left[ \frac{\alpha }{p} \right]=\frac{[ML{{T}^{-2}}]}{[M{{L}^{-1}}{{T}^{-2}}]}=[{{M}^{0}}{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{0}}]\].


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