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Calculate the number of light minutes in one metre?

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To calculate the number of light minutes in one meter, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the concept of a light minute A light minute is the distance that light travels in one minute. The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately \(3 \times 10^8\) meters per second. ### Step 2: Calculate the distance light travels in one minute Since there are 60 seconds in one minute, we can calculate the distance traveled by light in one minute using the formula: \[ ...
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MODERN PUBLICATION-UNITS AND MEASUREMENT-REVISION EXERCISES (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Mention drawback of C.G.S. system of units?

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  2. Derive a relation between one parsec and one light year.

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  3. Calculate the number of light minutes in one metre?

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  4. Why are length, mass and time chosen as fundamental quantites in mecha...

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  5. How many light minutes are there in one AU?

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  6. What convention are followed while writing the scientific names ?

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  7. What is parallax method? How is it used to measure large distances?

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  8. Convert 1^(@) and 1' to radians.

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  9. Why are length, mass and time chosen as fundamental quantites in mecha...

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  10. How much longer then a microsecond is a millisecond ?

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  11. How many femto metres are there in one A.U.?

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  12. Give one example of the following : (a) Physical quantity that is di...

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  13. Explain three types of errors observed in measurement.

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  14. Write mathematical expression for absolute error and mean absolute err...

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  15. Two identical resistors of resiatance (2 pm 0.1) Omega are connected ...

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  16. The diameters of two cylinders are d(1)= (2.02 pm 0.01)cm " and " d(2)...

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  17. Differentiate between precision and accuracy with an example.

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  18. Solve the following with regard to significant figures. (a) 781 +0.5...

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  19. Compute the following with regard to significant figures. (a) 5.2xx0...

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  20. For physical quantity z, given by expression z=(gh^(1"/"2)I)/(mx^3), w...

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