Q.2.4 Explain this 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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2.4 

(a) Atoms are very small compared to a cricket ball

(b) Compared to a car on a busy city road, a jet plane moves with great speed

(c) When compared to the average mass of a human being, mass of Jupiter is very large.

(d) When compared to the air inside a football, the air inside this room conta

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