The dimension of quantity (L / RCV) is
Correct Answer :
[A⁻¹]
Solution :
The correct option/answer is [A⁻¹].
To find the dimension of the quantity , let us analyze the dimensional formula of each individual component: inductance (), resistance (), capacitance (), and voltage/potential difference (). We will relate these quantities to current ( or ) and time ().
First, recall the characteristic time constants of basic electrical circuits:
1. For an inductive-resistive (LR) circuit, the time constant is . Therefore, the dimension of is time ().
2. For a resistive-capacitive (RC) circuit, the time constant is . Therefore, the dimension of is also time ().
Now, let us analyze the denominator, :
We know that the electric charge stored in a capacitor is given by the relation:
Thus, the dimension of the product is the dimension of charge (). Since current (, represented dimensionally as ) is charge per unit time, we have:
Therefore, the dimensional formula of is:
Substituting this back into the denominator :
Alternatively, we can group the terms in the expression as follows:
Now, we substitute the dimensions we found:
- The dimension of is .
- The dimension of is .
Substituting these dimensions into the expression:
Canceling the time dimension from both the numerator and the denominator, we get:
Thus, the dimension of the quantity is indeed .
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