It has been suggested that for liquids s3 beta4=  K, is a constant, with s being the surface tension and  the compressibility, show that K is not a dimensionless constant.

Dear student,

Surface tension is force per unit length.Dimension of Force is M1L1T-2,divided by length we get the dimensional formula of surface tension is M1L0T-2.
Compressibility is the fractional change in volume per unit increase in pressure.Dimension of compressibility is M-1L1T2.
S=M1L0T-2β=M-1L1T2S3β4=KM3L0T-6M-4L4T8=KK=M-1L4T2

K is not a dimensionless constant.

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