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In a particular system of units, a physical quantity can be expressed in terms of the electric charge , electron mass , Planck's constant , and Coulomb's constant , where is the permittivity of vacuum. In terms of these physical constants, the dimension of the magnetic field is . The value of is .
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- Write dimensions of all given quantities in SI base dimensions
We use for mass, length, time, current.
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Magnetic field: Also, from Lorentz force ,
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Electric charge:
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Electron mass:
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Planck's constant:
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Coulomb's constant : From Coulomb's law,
- Set up the dimensional equation
Given
Substitute dimensions:
Expanding powers:
- Compare exponents of
For :
For :
For :
For :
- Solve the equations
From
From
Use in time equation:
Then
Now from mass equation:
So,
- Compute the required sum
Final Answer
- Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer = .
Our derived answer also is , so they agree.
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