Accuracy and Precision of Instruments

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Accuracy and Precision of Instruments: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Precision of Measurement & Accuracy of Measurement etc.

Important Questions on Accuracy and Precision of Instruments

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State whether true or false. If false, correct the statement.
With the help of vernier caliper, we can have an accuracy of 0.1 mm and with screw gauge we can have an accuracy of 0.01 mm.

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To calculate the effective length of pendulum, we measure :-

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Closeness of two or more measured values is called as

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The pitch of a screw gauge is 0.5 mm and its head scale has 50 divisions. The least count of the screw gauge is:

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The most precise measurement among the following is 

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The pitch of a screw gauge is 0.5 mm and its head scale has 50 divisions. The least count of the screw gauge is:

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The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is T=2πLg. Measured value of L is 20.0 cm known to 1 mm accuracy and time for 100 oscillations of the pendulum is found to be 90 s using a wristwatch of 1 s resolution. The accuracy in the determination of g is

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The least count of a measuring scale is 1 mm. The heights two students is measured with it. What will be the error in the difference between their heights?

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A student measures the length of a piece of a pencil by meter ruler, vernier calipers and screw gauge. Here, the _____ is the device with the highest accuracy and precision.

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The vernier scale of an instrument has 50 divisions which coincide with 49 main scale divisions. If each main scale division is 0.5 mm, then using this instrument what would be the minimum inaccuracy (in mm) in the measurement of distance?

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The figure given above indicates good accuracy and poor precision.

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The least count of a measuring scale is 1 mm. The heights two students is measured with it. What will be the error in the difference between their heights?

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Write any two factors on which accuracy of a measurement depend?

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The least count of a measuring scale is 1 mm. The heights two students is measured with it. What will be the error in the difference between their heights?

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Define accuracy of measurement.

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Cotyledons are also called-

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To calculate the effective length of pendulum, we measure :-