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JEE Main 2021 (27 Aug, Shift 1) · Units & Dimensions

Units & Dimensions question from JEE Main 2021 (27 Aug, Shift 1)

Q60JEE Main 2021 · 27 AUG · SHIFT 1Easy

Units & Dimensions

Which of the following is not a dimensionless quantity?

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Answer: (c)

  1. Relative permeability μr=μ/μ0\mu_r = \mu/\mu_0 is a ratio of like quantities, so it is dimensionless.
  2. Power factor cos⁡ϕ\cos\phi and quality factor Q=ωL/RQ = \omega L/R are also pure numbers.
  3. μ0\mu_0 comes from B=μ0I2πrB = \dfrac{\mu_0 I}{2\pi r}, so [μ0]=[MLT−2A−2][\mu_0] = [\mathrm{MLT^{-2}A^{-2}}], not dimensionless.
  4. So the answer is (c) μ0\mu_0.
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