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Out of the following, the only pair that does not have identical dimensions is

A

Angular momentum and Planck's constant

B

Moment of inertia and moment of a force

C

Work and torque

D

Impulse and momentum

Step-by-Step Solution

To find the pair with non-identical dimensions, we analyze the dimensional formula for each quantity using the NCERT Appendix:

  1. Angular Momentum and Planck's Constant: Angular Momentum (L=mvrL = mvr): Dimensions are [ML2T1][ML^2T^{-1}] . Planck's Constant (h=E/νh = E/\nu): Dimensions are [ML2T1][ML^2T^{-1}] .
  • Result: Identical.
  1. Moment of Inertia and Moment of a Force:
  • Moment of Inertia (I=mr2I = mr^2): Dimensions are [M][L]2=[ML2][M][L]^2 = [ML^2] .
  • Moment of a Force (Torque, τ=r×F\tau = r \times F): Dimensions are [L][MLT2]=[ML2T2][L][MLT^{-2}] = [ML^2T^{-2}] .
  • Result: Not Identical ([ML2][ML2T2][ML^2] \neq [ML^2T^{-2}]).
  1. Work and Torque: Work (W=FdW = F \cdot d): Dimensions are [ML2T2][ML^2T^{-2}] . Torque: Dimensions are [ML2T2][ML^2T^{-2}] .
  • Result: Identical.
  1. Impulse and Momentum: Impulse (I=F×tI = F \times t): Dimensions are [MLT2][T]=[MLT1][MLT^{-2}][T] = [MLT^{-1}] . Momentum (p=mvp = mv): Dimensions are [M][LT1]=[MLT1][M][LT^{-1}] = [MLT^{-1}] .
  • Result: Identical.
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