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JEE Main 2015 (10 Apr, Shift 1) · Applications of Dimensional Analysis

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Applications of Dimensional Analysis

If the capacitance of a nanocapacitor is measured in terms of a unit 'u' made by combining the electronic charge 'e', Bohr radius 'a0 ', Planck's constant 'h' and speed of light 'c' then:

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Answer: (c)

  1. Capacitance of a sphere C=4πε0rC = 4\pi\varepsilon_0 r, so [C]=[ε0a0][C] = [\varepsilon_0 a_0].
  2. e24πε0ℏc\dfrac{e^2}{4\pi\varepsilon_0\hbar c} is dimensionless, so [ε0]=[e2hc][\varepsilon_0] = \left[\dfrac{e^2}{hc}\right].
  3. [u]=[e2a0hc][u] = \left[\dfrac{e^2a_0}{hc}\right].
  4. So the answer is (c).
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