Asked in HEC Phase I 2017 2017Moderate

An alternate unit to kgms-1 is :

Correct answer: D. Ns

  • A. N
  • B. Nm2
  • C. Nm
  • D. Ns

Explanation

"Option A" is "N" whose base unit is kg.ms-2 hence it is incorrect. "Option B" is "Nm2" and in base units, it is kg.ms-2 / m2 which will be kg.m-1s-2 hence it is incorrect. "Option C" is "Nm" and in base units, it is kg.ms-2 / m which will be kg.s-2 hence it is incorrect. "Option D" is "Ns" and in base units, it is kg.ms-2 / s which will be kg.s-1. Hence it is correct.

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