Consider an expression $Q V = k P T L^\alpha$ where $V, P, T, L$ are volume, pressure, time, and length respectively. The quantity $[Q]$ has dimension $M L^{-1} T^{-1}$. $k$ is a dimensionless constant. The value of the integer $\alpha$ is:

  • A
    $2$
  • B
    $-2$
  • C
    $3$
  • D
    $-1$

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$(D)$ $l=\sqrt{\left(\frac{q^2}{\varepsilon n^{1 / 3} k_B T}\right)}$

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