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AS Phy Edexcel Unit-1 Mechanics-Base Derived Unit

This document contains physics questions about physical quantities and units. It asks the learner to: 1) Identify the SI base units for various physical quantities like density, acceleration, momentum, etc. 2) Find the SI base units for expressions involving quantities like force, mass, time, velocity, and others. 3) Express definitions of units like the joule, intensity, and others in terms of SI base units.

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AS Phy Edexcel Unit-1 Mechanics-Base Derived Unit

This document contains physics questions about physical quantities and units. It asks the learner to: 1) Identify the SI base units for various physical quantities like density, acceleration, momentum, etc. 2) Find the SI base units for expressions involving quantities like force, mass, time, velocity, and others. 3) Express definitions of units like the joule, intensity, and others in terms of SI base units.

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