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= Solution

Use <Coulomb's law> in vacuum, $F=q_1q_2/(4\pi\epsilon_0r^2)$. The constant $4\pi$ is dimensionless, so \b[the vacuum-permittivity dimension] is
$$
\boxed{[\epsilon_0]=\frac{Q^2}{[F]L^2}=M^{-1}L^{-3}T^2Q^2}.
$$
Thus the <physical dimension> of <vacuum permittivity> follows directly from the dimensions of <electric charge>, <force>, and separation.

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