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NEET · Physics · Units and Dimensions
Assertion (A): When we change the unit of measurement of a...
Assertion (A): When we change the unit of measurement of a quantity, its numerical value changes.
Reason (R): Smaller the unit of measurement smaller is its numerical value.
Options
- ABoth statement I and statement II are correct.
- BStatement I is correct and statement II is incorrect.
- CStatement I is incorrect and statement II is correct.
- DBoth statements I and statements II are incorrect.
Correct answer
C. Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct.
Step-by-step solution
If and be the units to measure a quantity Q and and be the numerical values respectively then we know that .
Since the quantity does not change irrespective of the units used to measure it constant.
So nu constant (\Rightarrow n \propto \frac{1}{u}) i.e., smaller the unit of measurement, greater is the corresponding numerical value.