Chapter 7, Problem 4P

Write the primary dimensions of each of the following variables from the field of thermodynamics, showing all your work: (a) energy E: (b) specific energy e = E/m: (c) power W.

Answers: (a) $\left\{{\text{m}}^{\text{1}}{\text{L}}^{\text{2}}{\text{t}}^{\text{-2}}\right\}$, (b) $\left\{{\text{L}}^{\text{2}}{\text{t}}^{\text{-2}}\right\}$ , (c) $\left\{{\text{m}}^{\text{1}}{\text{L}}^{\text{2}}{\text{t}}^{\text{-3}}\right\}$