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[L2][L^2]

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  1. Determine the dimensions of the known quantities.

    Pressure (PP): Force per unit area.

    [P]=[F][A]=[MLT−2][L2]=[ML−1T−2][P] = \frac{[F]}{[A]} = \frac{[MLT^{-2}]}{[L^2]} = [ML^{-1}T^{-2}]

    Distance (zz):

    [z]=[L][z] = [L]

    Boltzmann's constant (kk): Energy per unit temperature. Energy is force times distance.

    [k]=[Energy][Temperature]=[MLT−2⋅L][θ]=[ML2T−2θ−1][k] = \frac{[Energy]}{[Temperature]} = \frac{[MLT^{-2} \cdot L]}{[\theta]} = [ML^2T^{-2}\theta^{-1}]

    Temperature (θ\theta):

    [θ]=[θ][\theta] = [\theta]
  2. Use the principle of dimensional homogeneity for the exponent.

    The exponent of ee must be dimensionless.

    [αzkθ]=[M0L0T0]\left[\frac{\alpha z}{k\theta}\right] = [M^0L^0T^0]

    Therefore, the dimensions of the numerator must equal the dimensions of the denominator:

    [α][z]=[k][θ][\alpha][z] = [k][\theta]

    Substitute the known dimensions:

    [α][L]=[ML2T−2θ−1][θ][\alpha][L] = [ML^2T^{-2}\theta^{-1}][\theta] [α][L]=[ML2T−2][\alpha][L] = [ML^2T^{-2}]

    Solve for [α][\alpha]:

    [α]=[ML2T−2][L]=[MLT−2][\alpha] = \frac{[ML^2T^{-2}]}{[L]} = [MLT^{-2}]
  3. Use the principle of dimensional homogeneity for the main equation.

    The term αβ\frac{\alpha}{\beta} must have the same dimensions as PP, because e−αzkθe^{-\frac{\alpha z}{k\theta}} is a dimensionless quantity.

    [αβ]=[P]\left[\frac{\alpha}{\beta}\right] = [P]

    Substitute the dimensions of [α][\alpha] and [P][P]:

    [MLT−2][β]=[ML−1T−2]\frac{[MLT^{-2}]}{[\beta]} = [ML^{-1}T^{-2}]

    Solve for [β][\beta]:

    [β]=[MLT−2][ML−1T−2][\beta] = \frac{[MLT^{-2}]}{[ML^{-1}T^{-2}]} [β]=[M1−1L1−(−1)T−2−(−2)][\beta] = [M^{1-1}L^{1-(-1)}T^{-2-(-2)}] [β]=[M0L2T0][\beta] = [M^0L^2T^0]

    The dimensions of β\beta are [L2][L^2].

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