Dimensions - NEET Physics Questions
Question 11: easy

Assertion (A): Light year and wavelength have same dimensions.


Reason (R): Light year represent time while wavelength represent distance.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
View Answer

Both light year and wavelength represent distance and have the dimension \([L]\). Since light year represents distance and not time, R is false.

Question 12: easy

Assertion (A): Angle and strain are dimensionless.


Reason (R): Angle and strain have no unit.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
View Answer

Both angle and strain are ratios of like quantities and are dimensionless. However, angle has a unit (radian), so R is false.

Question 13: easy

Assertion (A): In SHM let \(x\) be the maximum speed, \(y\) the frequency of oscillation and \(z\) the maximum acceleration, then \(\frac{xy}{z}\) is a constant quantity.


Reason (R): This is because \(\frac{xy}{z}\) becomes a dimensionless quantity

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
View Answer

For SHM, \(x=A\omega\), \(y=\frac{\omega}{2\pi}\), \(z=A\omega^2\). Thus, \(\frac{xy}{z} = \frac{(A\omega)(\omega/(2\pi))}{(A\omega^2)} = \frac{1}{2\pi}\), which is a constant. So (A) is true. The dimensions are \([x]=LT^{-1}\), \([y]=T^{-1}\), \([z]=LT^{-2}\), making \([xy/z]=1\), dimensionless. So (R) is true. However, being dimensionless does not explain why it's a constant.