Applications of Dimensional Analysis
A, B, C and D are four different physical quantities having different dimensions. None of them is dimensionless. But we know that the equation AD = C ln (BD) holds true. Then which of the combination is not a meaningful quantity?
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Answer: (b)
- needs dimensionless, so ; then .
- (a) : meaningful. (c) : meaningful.
- (b) and differ by the factor , so cannot be formed: not meaningful.
- So the answer is (b).