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Difficulty: EasyFundamental and Derived Units

Match each physical quantity on the left with its corresponding SI unit expressed in terms of fundamental (base) units on the right.

  • Frequencys1\text{s}^{-1}
  • Electric chargeAs\text{A}\cdot\text{s}
  • Mass densitykgm3\text{kg}\cdot\text{m}^{-3}
  • Accelerationms2\text{m}\cdot\text{s}^{-2}

Answer

Frequency matches s1\text{s}^{-1}, Electric charge matches As\text{A}\cdot\text{s}, Mass density matches kgm3\text{kg}\cdot\text{m}^{-3}, and Acceleration matches ms2\text{m}\cdot\text{s}^{-2}.
Frequency (f=1/Tf = 1/T) is expressed in reciprocal seconds (s1\text{s}^{-1}). Electric charge (Q=ItQ = I \cdot t) is current times time, giving As\text{A}\cdot\text{s}. Mass density (ρ=m/V\rho = m/V) is mass per volume, giving kgm3\text{kg}\cdot\text{m}^{-3}. Acceleration (a=Δv/Δta = \Delta v / \Delta t) is rate of velocity change, giving ms2\text{m}\cdot\text{s}^{-2}.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the defining formula for each physical quantity
Frequency f=1Tf = \frac{1}{T}, Charge Q=ItQ = I \cdot t, Density ρ=mV\rho = \frac{m}{V}, Acceleration a=ΔvΔta = \frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}.
Relating derived quantities to their defining equations allows reduction into fundamental quantities.
2
Substitute the SI base units for mass (kg\text{kg}), length (m\text{m}), time (s\text{s}), and current (A\text{A})
Frequency: s1\text{s}^{-1}; Charge: As\text{A}\cdot\text{s}; Density: kgm3=kgm3\frac{\text{kg}}{\text{m}^3} = \text{kg}\cdot\text{m}^{-3}; Acceleration: m/ss=ms2\frac{\text{m/s}}{\text{s}} = \text{m}\cdot\text{s}^{-2}.
This expresses each derived unit strictly in terms of fundamental SI units.
3
Match each physical quantity to its calculated base unit representation
Frequency s1\rightarrow \text{s}^{-1}, Electric charge As\rightarrow \text{A}\cdot\text{s}, Mass density kgm3\rightarrow \text{kg}\cdot\text{m}^{-3}, Acceleration ms2\rightarrow \text{m}\cdot\text{s}^{-2}.
Completes the pairing verification.

Key Concept

Expressing derived physical quantities in terms of SI fundamental (base) units
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