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Explain the statement clearly:"To call a dimensional quantity. 'large' or 'small' is meaningless without specifying a standard for comparison". In view of this reframe the following statements wherever necessary: (a) Atoms are very small objects.(b) a jet plane moves with great speed.(c) the mass of Jupiter is very large.(d) the air inside this room contains a large number of molecules.(e) a proton is much more massive than  an electron.(f) the speed of sound is much smaller than the speed of light.

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(a) Atoms are very small as compared to the tip of a pin.

(b) A Jet plane moves with higher speed as compared to a helicopter.

(c) The mass of Jupiter is very large as compared to the size of the earth.

(d) The air inside the room contains a large number of molecules as compared to that in one mole of a gas.

(e) and (f) Statements need not be reframed.



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