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JEE Advanced 2022 · Units and Measurements

In a particular system of units, a physical quantity can be expressed in terms of the electric charge e, electron mass me,m_{e}, Planck's constant h, and Coulomb's constant k=1/(4πk = 1/(4 \pi eps0), where eps0 is the permittivity of vacuum. In terms of these physical constants, the dimension of the magnetic field is [B]=[e]α[me]β[h]γ[k]δ.[B] = [e]^\alpha [m_{e}]^\beta [h]^\gamma [k]^\delta. The value of α+β+γ+δ\alpha + \beta + \gamma + \delta is ____.

Answer: 44

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Step 1: Determine the dimensions of the given physical constants.

Express the dimensions of electric charge ee, electron mass mem_e, Planck's constant hh, and Coulomb's constant kk in the M,L,T,QM, L, T, Q system, where QQ represents charge.

[e]=Q[e] = Q [me]=M[m_e] = M [h]=ML2T−1[h] = M L^2 T^{-1} [k]=ML3T−2Q−2[k] = M L^3 T^{-2} Q^{-2}

Step 2: Determine the dimension of the magnetic field BB.

Use the magnetic force formula F=qvBF = qvB to find the dimension of BB.

[B]=[F][q][v][B] = \frac{[F]}{[q][v]} [B]=MLT−2Q⋅LT−1[B] = \frac{M L T^{-2}}{Q \cdot L T^{-1}} [B]=MT−1Q−1[B] = M T^{-1} Q^{-1}

Step 3: Set up the dimensional equation.

Substitute the dimensions of the constants into the given relation [B]=[e]α[me]β[h]γ[k]δ[B] = [e]^{\alpha} [m_e]^{\beta} [h]^{\gamma} [k]^{\delta}.

MT−1Q−1=(Q)α(M)β(ML2T−1)γ(ML3T−2Q−2)δM T^{-1} Q^{-1} = (Q)^{\alpha} (M)^{\beta} (M L^2 T^{-1})^{\gamma} (M L^3 T^{-2} Q^{-2})^{\delta} M1L0T−1Q−1=Mβ+γ+δL2γ+3δT−γ−2δQα−2δM^1 L^0 T^{-1} Q^{-1} = M^{\beta + \gamma + \delta} L^{2\gamma + 3\delta} T^{-\gamma - 2\delta} Q^{\alpha - 2\delta}

Step 4: Equate the exponents of M,L,T,M, L, T, and QQ on both sides.

This yields a system of four linear equations.

M:β+γ+δ=1M: \beta + \gamma + \delta = 1 L:2γ+3δ=0L: 2\gamma + 3\delta = 0 T:−γ−2δ=−1T: -\gamma - 2\delta = -1 Q:α−2δ=−1Q: \alpha - 2\delta = -1

Step 5: Solve the system of equations.

Express γ\gamma in terms of δ\delta using the equation for LL.

γ=−32δ\gamma = -\frac{3}{2}\delta

Substitute this expression for γ\gamma into the equation for TT.

32δ−2δ=−1\frac{3}{2}\delta - 2\delta = -1 δ=2\delta = 2

Substitute δ=2\delta = 2 back to find the remaining exponents.

γ=−32(2)=−3\gamma = -\frac{3}{2}(2) = -3 β=1−γ−δ=1−(−3)−2=2\beta = 1 - \gamma - \delta = 1 - (-3) - 2 = 2 α=2δ−1=2(2)−1=3\alpha = 2\delta - 1 = 2(2) - 1 = 3

Step 6: Calculate the sum of the exponents.

Sum the values of α\alpha, β\beta, γ\gamma, and δ\delta.

α+β+γ+δ=3+2−3+2\alpha + \beta + \gamma + \delta = 3 + 2 - 3 + 2 α+β+γ+δ=4\alpha + \beta + \gamma + \delta = 4

Answer: 4

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