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Standard XII
Physics
Error and Uncertainty
Which of the ...
Question
Which of the following is not a reading of meter scale?
A
2.5
c
m
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B
15
c
m
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C
1.5
m
m
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D
0.4
m
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Solution
The correct option is
D
1.5
m
m
Meter scale has least count
0.1
c
m
=
1
m
m
so reading should be
i
n
t
e
g
r
a
l
m
u
l
t
i
p
l
e
of
1
m
m
.
2.5
c
m
=
25
m
m
possible
15
c
m
=
150
m
m
possible
0.4
m
=
400
m
m
possible
1.5
m
m
=
1.5
×
1
m
m
not possible because
1.5
is not an
i
n
t
e
g
e
r
.
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