Physics

Problem

Suppose a quantity

y

is measured in liters and time

t

is measured in seconds. If

y

satisfies

\dfrac{dy}{dt}=ky

, what are the units of the proportionality constant

k

? a) dimensionless b)

\text{L}\,\text{s}^{-1}

\text{s}^{-1}

\text{s}