2.2 Fill in the blanks by suitable conversion of units.

(a) 1 kg m2 s–2 = ....g cm2 s–2

(b) 1 m = ..... ly

(c) 3.0 m s–2 = .... km h–2

(d) G = 6.67 × 10-11 N m2 (kg)–2 = .... (cm)3 s–2 g–1.

a1kg=103g
1m2=104cm2
1kgm2s-2=1kg×1m2×1s-2
=103g×104cm2×1s-2=107gcm2s-2

(b) A light-year is the total distance travelled by light in one year.

1ly=Speedoflight×Oneyear=(3×108m/s)×(365×24×60×60s)=9.46×1015m1m=19.46×1015=1.057×10-16lyc1m=10-3kmAgain,1s=13600h1s-1=3600h-11s-2=(3600)2h-23ms-2=(3×10-3km)×(3600)2h-2=3.88×104kmh-2d1N=1kgms-21kg=103g1m3=106cm3So,6.67×10-11Nm2kg-2=6.67×10-11×(1kgms-2)(1m2)(1kg-2)=6.67×10-11×(1kg-1×1m3×1s-2)=6.67×10-11×(10-3g)×(106cm3)×(1s-2)=6.67×10-8cm3s-2g-1