The pitch of a scrw gauge is 0.5 mm and the head scale is divided in 100 parts. What is the least count of screw gauge ?

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Pitch of a screw gauge = 0.5 mm
No. of divisions on the circular scale = 100
L.C. = (0.5/100) mm
= 0.005 mm or 0.0005 cm

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The pitch of a scrw gauge is 0.5 mm and the head scale is divided in 100 parts. What is the least count of screw gauge ?

Pitch of a screw gauge = 0.5 mm No. of divisions on the circular scale = 100 L.C. = (0.5/100) mm = 0.005 mm or 0.0005 cm

Pitch of a screw gauge = 0.5 mm
No. of divisions on the circular scale = 100
L.C. = (0.5/100) mm
= 0.005 mm or 0.0005 cm