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Grade 11General Physics

what is the unit of magnification?

is 1/m its unit or not?

Profile image of Tanweer Ahmad
13 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Akash Kumar Dutta
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer13 Years ago

Dear Tanweer,

magnification is the ratio of size of image to the size of object.
hence it is a dimensionless constant.
it has no units.
1/m is not its unit.(1/m is the unit of power=DIOPTRE)
Hope your doubt is cleared.

Regards.

Profile image of tejas naresh patel
13 Years ago

no i guess its unitless