JEE MAIN - Physics (2020 - 2nd September Morning Slot - No. 1)
The least count of the main scale of a vernier
callipers is 1 mm. Its vernier scale is divided
into 10 divisions and coincide with 9 divisions
of the main scale. When jaws are touching
each other, the 7th division of vernier scale
coincides with a division of main scale and the
zero of vernier scale is lying right side of the
zero of main scale. When this vernier is used to
measure length of a cylinder the zero of the
vernier scale between 3.1 cm and 3.2 cm and
4th VSD coincides with a main scale division.
The length of the cylinder is : (VSD is vernier
scale division)
3.21 cm
2.99 cm
3.07 cm
3.2 cm
Explanation
Least count = 1 mm or 0.01 cm
Zero error = 0 + 0.01 × 7 = 0.07 cm
Reading = 3.1 + (0.01 × 4) – 0.07
= 3.1 + 0.04 – 0.07
= 3.1 – 0.03
= 3.07 cm
Zero error = 0 + 0.01 × 7 = 0.07 cm
Reading = 3.1 + (0.01 × 4) – 0.07
= 3.1 + 0.04 – 0.07
= 3.1 – 0.03
= 3.07 cm
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