Units And Dimensions Question 3
Question 3 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 2)
The equation of state of a real gas is given by $\left(P+\frac{a}{V^{2}}\right)(V-b)=RT$, where $P, V$ and $T$ are pressure. volume and temperature respectively and $R$ is the universal gas constant. The dimensions of $\frac{a}{b^{2}}$ is similar to that of :
(1) PV
(2) $P$
(3) RT
(4) $R$
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Answer: (2)
Solution:
$[P]=\left[\frac{a}{V^{2}}\right] \Rightarrow[a]=\left[PV^{2}\right]$
And $[V]=[b]$
$\frac{[a]}{\left[b^{2}\right]}=\frac{\left[PV^{2}\right]}{\left[V^{2}\right]}=[P]$
