Question

Unit of force constant in cgs unit is

Answer 1

Answer:

dyne/sec

Explanation:

divide the dyne by length

Answer 2

Some information regarding the Force Constant is listed as shown below:

• Force Constant: Force constant is generally defined as Force per unit length.
• Units of Force: Newton in SI system or Dyne in CGS system.
• Force can be written as ( Mass × Acceleration ).

⇒ Force = Mass × Acceleration

• Units of Mass in CGS system: gm
• Units of Acceleration in CGS system: cm/s²
• Units of Force in the CGS system: ( gm × cm / s² or Dyne )
• Force constant is nothing but Force per unit length so Force constant = Force / Length
• Now units of Force constant or Force per unit length in the CGS system:

⇒ [ ( gm × cm / s² ) / cm or Dyne / cm ]

⇒  [ ( gm / s² ) or Dyne / cm ]

• Therefore the unit of Force constant in CGS unit is '( gm / s² ) or Dyne / cm'.

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