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What do you mean by retardation? What is its SI unit?

What do you mean by retardation? What is its SI unit?
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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Yash Patari

4 Years ago
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Retardation can be defined as the decrease in the velocity per second. Since negative acceleration is retardation, its S.I. unit is the same as acceleration. i.e., metre per second square ms−2.
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