Einstein’s mass-energy relation emerging out of his famous theory of relativity relates mass $(m)$ to energy $(E)$ as $E = mc^2$, where $c$ is speed of light in vacuum. At the nuclear level, the magnitudes of energy are very small. The energy at nuclear level is usually measured in $MeV$, where $1\,MeV = 1.6\times 10^{-13}\,J$ ; the masses are measured i unified atomicm mass unit (u) where, $1\,u = 1.67 \times 10^{-27}\, kg$
$(a)$ Show that the energy equivalent of $1\,u$ is $ 931.5\, MeV$.
$(b)$ A student writes the relation as $1\,u = 931.5\, MeV$. The teacher points out that the relation is dimensionally incorrect. Write the correct relation.
Einstein’s mass-energy relation emerging out of his famous theory of relativity relates mass $(m)$ to energy $(E)$ as $E = mc^2$, where $c$ is speed of light in vacuum. At the nuclear level, the magnitudes of energy are very small. The energy at nuclear level is usually measured in $MeV$, where $1\,MeV = 1.6\times 10^{-13}\,J$ ; the masses are measured i unified atomicm mass unit (u) where, $1\,u = 1.67 \times 10^{-27}\, kg$
$(a)$ Show that the energy equivalent of $1\,u$ is $ 931.5\, MeV$.
$(b)$ A student writes the relation as $1\,u = 931.5\, MeV$. The teacher points out that the relation is dimensionally incorrect. Write the correct relation.
$(a)$ We know that,
$1 \mathrm{amu}= 1 u=1.67 \times 10^{-27} \mathrm{~kg}$
$\text { Applying } \mathrm{E}=m c^{2}$
$\text { Energy } =\mathrm{E}=\left(1.67 \times 10^{-27}\right)\left(3 \times 10^{8}\right)^{2} \mathrm{~J}$
$ 1.67 \times 9 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~J}$
$\mathrm{E} =\frac{1.67 \times 9 \times 10^{-11}}{1.6 \times 10^{-13}} \mathrm{MeV}$
$=939.4 \mathrm{MeV} \approx 931.5 \mathrm{MeV}$
$(b)$ The dimensionally correct relation is, $1 \mathrm{amu} \times c^{2}=1 u \times c^{2}=931.5 \mathrm{MeV}$
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$(1)$ The dimension of force is $L ^{-3}$
$(2)$ The dimension of energy is $L ^{-2}$
$(3)$ The dimension of power is $L ^{-5}$
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