Q. The potential energy of a particle varies with distance $x$ from a fixed origin as $U = \left( \frac{A\sqrt{X}}{x + B} \right);$ where $A\ and\ B$ are constants. The dimensions of $AB$ are

A) $\left\lbrack {ML}^{5/2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack$
B) $\left\lbrack {ML}^{2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack$
C) $\left\lbrack M^{3/2}L^{3/2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack$
D) $\left\lbrack {ML}^{7/2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack$
Explanation

Given, $U = \frac{A\sqrt{x}}{x + B}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ldots(i)$ Dimensions of $U =$ dimensions of potential energy $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \left\lbrack ML^{2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack$ From Eq. (i), Dimensions of $B = \$dimensions of $x = \left\lbrack M^{0}LT^{0} \right\rbrack$ $\therefore$ Dimensions of $A$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \frac{dimensions\ of\ U\ \times dimensions\ of\ (x + B)}{dimension\ of\ \sqrt{x}}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \frac{\left\lbrack ML^{2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack\left\lbrack M^{0}LT^{0} \right\rbrack}{\left\lbrack M^{0}L^{1/2}T^{0} \right\rbrack}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \left\lbrack ML^{5/2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack$ Hence, dimensions of $AB$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \left\lbrack ML^{5/2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack\left\lbrack M^{0}LT^{0} \right\rbrack$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \left\lbrack ML^{7/2}T^{- 2} \right\rbrack$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.