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JEE Main 2021 (25 Feb, Shift 2) · Units & Dimensions

Units & Dimensions question from JEE Main 2021 (25 Feb, Shift 2)

Q59JEE Main 2021 · 25 FEB · SHIFT 2Easy

Units & Dimensions

If e is the electronic charge, c is the speed of light in free space and h is Planck's constant, the quantity 14πε0∣e∣2hc\frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\frac{|e|^2}{hc} has dimensions of:

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Answer: (c)

  1. e24πε0r\frac{e^2}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 r} is an energy, so e24πε0\frac{e^2}{4\pi\varepsilon_0} has dimension energy ×\times length.
  2. hc=(energy×time)×(length/time)=hc = (\text{energy}\times\text{time})\times(\text{length/time}) = energy ×\times length.
  3. The ratio is dimensionless (it is the fine-structure constant ≈1/137\approx 1/137).
  4. So the answer is (c) [M0L0T0][M^0L^0T^0].
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