Which of the following could not be a unit of acceleration?
,b>(a) $km/s^2$
(b) $cms^{-2}$
(c) $km/s$
(d) $m/s^2$

Academic Physics NCERT Class 9

$km/s$ cannot be the unit of acceleration.

So, option (c) is correct.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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