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Time (T), velocity (C) and angular momentum (h) are chosen as fundamental quantities instead of mass, length and time. In terms of these, the dimensions of mass would be

Asked in JEE Main Online 2017 · Expressing a quantity in new base units

Answer: (3) [M]=[T⁻¹C⁻²h]

Step-by-step solution

Given: T=[T], C=[LT⁻¹], h=[ML²T⁻¹].

Write M=T^aC^bh^d and match each base.

Mass: 1=d.

Length: 0=b+2d=b+2, so b=-2.

Time: 0=a-b-d=a+2-1, so a=-1.

Hence [M]=[T⁻¹C⁻²h].

Why the other options are wrong

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