Question 1.1: Express the following quantities in prefixes: (a) (b) (c) 3 x 10 4m 5 x 10-5s 72 x 102g Question 1.2: Suppose two quantities A and B have different dimensions. Determine which of the following arithmetic operations could be physically meaningful (а) А + B (b); (c) В - А (d) A x B 413
Question 1.1: Express the following quantities in prefixes: (a) (b) (c) 3 x 10 4m 5 x 10-5s 72 x 102g Question 1.2: Suppose two quantities A and B have different dimensions. Determine which of the following arithmetic operations could be physically meaningful (а) А + B (b); (c) В - А (d) A x B 413
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Example 1.1: Aluminium has a density of 2.70 g/cm3 and lead has a density of
11.3 g/cm3. Therefore a piece of aluminium of volume 10cm3 has a mass of 27g,
while an equivalent volume of lead would have a mass of 113g.
Question 1.1: Express the following quantities in prefixes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
3 x 10 4m
5 x 10 5s
72 x 102g
Question 1.2: Suppose two quantities A and B have different dimensions.
Determine which of the following arithmetic operations could be physically
meaningful
(a) A + B
(c) B- A
A
(b) B
(d) A x В
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