David Sang and Graham Jones Solutions for Chapter: Practical Skills at AS Level, Exercise 4: Questions

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Questions from David Sang and Graham Jones Solutions for Chapter: Practical Skills at AS Level, Exercise 4: Questions with Hints & Solutions

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Estimate the uncertainty when a student measures the length of a room using a steel tape measure calibrated in millimetres.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Estimate the uncertainty when a girl measures the temperature of a bath of water using the thermometer in Figure.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A student is asked to measure the wavelength of waves on a ripple tank using a metre rule that is graduated in millimetres. Estimate the uncertainty in his measurement.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Estimate the uncertainty when a student attempts to measure the time for a single swing of a pendulum.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

What is the average value and uncertainty in the following sets of readings? All are quoted to be consistent with the smallest scale division used.

20.6,20.8

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

What is the average value and uncertainty in the following sets of readings? All are quoted to be consistent with the smallest scale division used.

20,30,36

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

What is the average value and uncertainty in the following sets of readings? All are quoted to be consistent with the smallest scale division used.

(c) 0.6,1.0,0.8,1.2

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

What is the average value and uncertainty in the following sets of readings? All are quoted to be consistent with the smallest scale division used.

(d) 20.5,20.5.