Planck's constant has dimension ,
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Written solution
Step 1: Identify the relation for Planck's constant.
Planck's constant relates the energy of a photon to its frequency .
Rearranging the formula gives the dimension of in terms of energy and frequency.
Step 2: Determine the dimensions of energy.
Energy has the same dimensions as work, which is force multiplied by distance.
Step 3: Determine the dimensions of frequency.
Frequency is the reciprocal of the time period.
Step 4: Calculate the dimension of Planck's constant.
Substitute the dimensions of energy and frequency back into the rearranged formula.
Step 5: Verify using the de Broglie relation.
We can cross-check this result using the de Broglie wavelength equation, where is momentum and is wavelength.
Both methods yield the same dimensional formula.
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