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  • question_answer
    Planck's constant has the dimensions of: [AIPMT 2001]

    A) linear momentum

    B) angular momentum

    C) energy              

    D) power

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[E=hv\]
                \[\Rightarrow \]   \[h=Planck's\,\text{constant}=\frac{E}{v}\]
    \[\therefore \]      \[[h]=\frac{[E]}{[v]}=\frac{[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-2}}]}{[{{T}^{-1}}]}=[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-1}}]\]
    [a]        Linear momentum = mass × velocity
    or         \[p=m\times v\]
    or         \[[p]=[m]\times [v]=[M]\,[L{{T}^{-1}}]\,=\,[ML{{T}^{-1}}]\]
    [b]        Angular momentum = moment of inertia × angular velocity
    or         \[L=I\times \omega =m{{r}^{2}}\omega \]         \[[\because \,I=m{{r}^{2}}]\]
    \[\therefore \]      \[[L]=[M]\,[{{L}^{2}}]\,[{{T}^{-1}}]\,=[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-1}}]\]
    [c]        Energy \[[E]=[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-2}}]\]
    [d]        Power = force × velocity
    or         \[P=F\times v\]
    \[\therefore \]      \[[P]=[ML{{T}^{-2}}]\,[L{{T}^{-1}}]\,=[M{{L}^{2}}{{T}^{-3}}]\]
                Hence, option [b] is correct.
    Note:    According to homogeneity of dimensions, the dimensions of all the terms in a physical expression should be same. For example, in the physical expression \[s=ut+\frac{1}{2}a{{t}^{2}}\],
    the dimensions of \[s,\,ut\] and \[\frac{1}{2}a{{t}^{2}}\] all are same.


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