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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

What is meant by the term retardation? Name its S.I. unit.

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
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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