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Plane angle and solid angle have:
PhysicsUnits and DimensionsNEETNEET 2022 (Phase 1)
Options:
  • A Dimensions but no units
  • B No units and no dimensions
  • C Both units and dimensions
  • D Units but no dimensions
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The correct answer is: Units but no dimensions

SI unit of plane angle is radian & Unit of solid angle is steradian.

For dimension of plane angle:

Arc length, l=rθ

θ=lr=M0L1T0M0L1T0=M0L0T0

Clearly, it is a ratio of two quantities of the same dimension, hence it is dimensionless.

For dimension of solid angle:

Solid angle can be considered as a 3D analogue of a plane angle. It is given by the equation,

Ω=Ar2, where A is the area and R is the radius.

Therefore, its dimensions will be, =M0L2T0M0L2T0=M0L0T0, hence it is also dimensionless.

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