MEASUREMENT

WORKSHEET SOLUTIONS

7. The division on circular scale that coincides with

FORMATIVE WORKSHEET the base line of main scale is the circular
coincidence.
1. MSR = 4 cm Let’s see the division on circular scale that
VC = 6 coincides with base line.
LC = 0.1 mm = 0.01 cm We observe that 34th division of circular scale
We know, coincides with base line.
Length of the rod = MSR + (VC × LC) = 4 cm + Circular scale division is 34.

(6 × 0.01 cm) = 4.06 cm 8. Pitch of the screw = x
2. Main scale reading = The reading of main Number of circular scale divisions = n
scale before zeroth division of vernier scale Least count = ?
Main scale reading = 10 + 0.3 = 10.3 cm
 The main scale reading is 10.3 cm. Pitch
L.C. =
3. The external diameter of a cylindrical rod = No. of circular scale divisions
M.S.R. + (V.C. × L.C.)
 d = x + (y × z) x 1
= = x × = xn -1
 The right option is (3). n n
4. Length of main scale = 10 cm 9. Distance moved by thimble = 2 mm
Number of MSD = 200 Pitch = ?
Number of VSD = 25 No. of divisions engraved = 100
Least count = 1 MSD – 1 VSD Least count = ?
10 No. of rotations moved by thimble = 4
1 Main scale division = cm = 0.050 cm
Distance moved by thimble
200
(i) Pitch = No. of complete rotations
1.2
1 Vernier scale division = cm = 0.048 cm
25 2 mm
L.C = 1 M.S.D – 1 V.S.D = 0.050 cm – 0.048 cm Pitch = = 0.5 mm = 0.05 cm.
4
= 0.002 cm
5. Length of the rod = 4.89 cm Pitch
(ii) L.C. = No. of C.S.D
MSR = 4.8 cm
LC = 0.1 mm = 0.01 cm
VC = ? 0.05 cm
L.C = = 0.0005 cm.
We know, 100
Length of the rod = M.S.R + (V.C × L.C) 10. No.of divisions on thimble = 100
4.89 cm = 4.8 cm + (V.C × 0.01 cm) Main scale reading = 5 mm = 0.5 cm
4.89 cm – 4.8 cm = V.C × 0.01 cm Circular scale divisions = 34
i) Least count = ?
0.09
0.09 cm = V.C × 0.01 cm  V.C= =9 ii) Diameter of wire = ?
0.01
Pitch
 The vernier coincidence is 9. (i) L.C. =
6. Length of the cylinder = 2.18 cm No. of circular scale divisions
VC = 8
1 mm
LC = 0.1 = = 0.01 mm = 0.001 cm.
MSR = ? 100
We know, (ii) Diameter = M.S. reading + L.C. × C.S.D.
Length of the rod = M.S.R + (V.C × L.C) = 0.5 cm + 0.001 cm × 34 = 0.534 cm.
2.18 cm = M.S.R + (8 × 0.01 cm)
M.S.R = 2.18 cm – 0.08 cm = 2.1 cm
 Main scale reading = 2.1 cm or 21 mm
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11. Observed diameter = 0.557 cm Pitch 1mm
Correction = 0.005 cm ii) L.C is given by 
No.of C.S.D 50
Corrected diameter = ?
= 0.02mm
Corrected diameter = Observed diameter –
L.C is given to be 0.01mm
correction
L.C is given to be 0.001mm
Corrected diameter = 0.557cm – 0.005 = 0.552cm
Its most accurate where the value of least count is
12. MSR = 1mm
least.
CSD = 27 12. 1) Increasing its pitch increases the L.C which
Zero error = + 7 decreases accuracy.
Least count = 0.1 mm 2) Increasing the no.of C.S.D decreases the L.C
Correct reading = ? which increases accuracy.
Correct reading = M.S.R + (C.S.D × L.C) ± 13. The accuracy is 0.01mm, hence [3] is correct.
correction = 1mm + (27 × 0.01mm) – 7 × 0.1mm
y y
= 1.20mm = 0.120cm 14. a) Pitch  and least count 
Therefore, correct reading = 0.120cm z nz
13. MSR = 5 mm 0.05
CSR = 34 15. r)  0.001cm (y)
50
Pitch = 1 mm
0.05
Observed diameter q)  0.0005cm (x)
Radius of the wire = =? 100
2
Observed diameter = M.S.R + (C.S.R × L.C) 0.05
p)  0.0025cm (y)
We used to find L.C 200
16. 15 divisions means the 0 will be below the base line,
Pitch hence +ve error.
L.C. =
No. of circular scale divisions 17. Zero correction = Zero error × L.C
+ve error has a –ve correction.= –15 × 0.0001cm =
1 –0.0015cm
Least count = = 0.005mm
200
1mm
 Observed diameter = 5mm + (34 × 0.005mm) 18. L.C   0.005mm Radius of wire
200
= 5 mm + 0.17 mm
= 5.17 mm diameter of wire
=
diameter 2
 Radius of the given wire = Observed diameter = M.S.R + L.C × C.S.D
2
= 0.5cm + 0.0005 × 34cm= 0.5 + 0.0170cm
5.17 = 0.5170cm
=
2 0.5170
= 2.585 mm r cm = 0.2585cm
2
= 0.2585 mm
1mm
19. L.C =  0.01mm
CONCEPTIVE WORKSHEET 100
1. 4 2. 3 3. 2 4. 1 observed thickness of plate = M.S.R + L.C ×
5. 2 6. 3 7. 1 8. 3 C.S.D= 5mm + 0.01 × 34 = 5.34mm.
9. [Hint : Thickness = M.S.R. + (V.C × L.C.) ] 20. M.S.D. = Pitch = 0.5mm
10. [Hint : L.C. of Vernier callipers is 0.1mm] 0.5
11. i) Least count is given by 1M.S.D – 1V.S.D L.C =  25  104 mm Pitch
200
 19  1 1 = 0.0025mm
 1   M.S.D   1mm  mm
 20  20 20 Observed diameter = 4.5mm + 73 × 0.0025mm
= 4.5mm + 0.1825mm = 4.6825mm = 4682.5mm
= 0.05mm.
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21. Observed reading  correction = correct reading Pitch
(a) 0.434 – 0.004 = 0.430cm (g) 12. L.C =
No. of divisions on the thimble
(b) 0.434 – 0 = 0.434cm (e)
(c) 0.434 + 0.004 = 0.438cm (f)
1
 mm  0.01 mm
SUMM ATIVE WORKSHEET 100
13. L.C = 0.001 cm.
1. L.C = 0.1 mm = l
Pitch = 1 mm = p From the figure, main scale reading is 5 mm and
57th the C.S. coincides with base line.
l 0.1
z = 0.1 < 1
p = 1  Observed diametre = 5 mm + 57 × 0.001 cm
2. M.S.R = M.S.D × pitch = 81 × 0.05 cm = 0.5 cm + 0.057 cm= 0.557 cm.
81 [ the given screw gauge has no zero error].
= cm= 4.05 cm
20 14. Given error is positive, correction is negative.
3. Correction = – [ L.C. × 2 ] cm
 Correction = – coinciding division of C.S. × L.C.=
= – [0.01 × 2 ] cm = –0.02 cm – 5 × 0.001 cm = – 0.005 cm
4. The corrected reading = 2 cm.
The observed reading = ? Observed diametre = 0.665 cm
Correction = – 0.05 cm (–5 × 0.01 cm) Corrected diametre = Observed diametre – error
We know that corrected reading = observed
reading + correction  0.665 – 0.005 = 0.66cm
2 = observed reading + (–0.05) cm 15. Error = negative  (100 – 96) = – 4
observed reading = 2 + 0.05 = 2.05 cm correction = 4 × L.C = 4 × 0.001 cm = 0.004 cm.
5. a) 1.05 – 3 × 0.01 cm= 1.05 – 0.03 = 1.02 cm
b) 1.02 + 0 × 0.01= 1.02 cm 2 1
c) 1.03 + 1 × 0.01 = 1.03 + 0.01 = 1.04 cm 16. Pitch = mm  mm = 0.5 mm = 0.05 cm
4 2
6. Screw gauge works on the principle of a screw.
7. The least count of micrometre screw gauge = 0.01 17. Pitch = 1 mm = 0.1 cm.
mm= 1 × 10–2 mm Pitch 0.1
8. Pitch of the screw = x L.C.    0.0005 cm
No. of division C.S. 200
Number of circular scale divisions = n
diametre of the wire= M.S.R + L.C. × C.S.
Pitch of the screw
Least count = reading = 5 mm + 0.0005 × 34
Number of circular scale divisions
= 5 mm + 0.0170cm = 0.5170 cm
x 1
=  x   xn 1
n n 0.517
Radius of the wire =  0.2585 cm
9 L.C. =  Pitch of the screw   2

 Number of circular scale divisions  18. Pitch 

2.5mm 1
 = 0.5mm = 0.05cm
10. The least count of that instrument is 0.001 cm. 5 2
So that is a screw gauge.
11. 1 Pitch
Least count =
Pitch of the screw No.of circular scale divisions
Distance moved by the thimble on the M.S.
= 0.05cm
No. of rotations of thimble  = 0.0005cm
100
6
= mm = 1 mm
6
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Unit of main scale 1

HOTS WORKSHEET 8. Pitch    0.1cm
no. of divisions in unit 10
1. Least count of the screw gauge
[ No. of divisions in main scale = 10]
1mm
  0.01mm unit 1
100 9. Pitch  =  0.05cm
No. of divisions in unit 20
Diameter of the wire = main scale + number of
divisions coinciding with main scale × least count = Pitch 0.05
L.C.   0.001 cm
1 mm + 47 + 0.01 mm = 1.47 mm No. of C.S. divisions = 50
= 0.147 cm Main S.R. = 3 divisions × 0.05 = 0.15 cm
Curved surface area of the wire Observed diametre
22 = M.S. reading + L.C. × C.S. reading
= dl   0.147  5.6  2.6 cm 2
7 = 0.15 + 24 × 0.001 = 0.15 + 0.024 = 0.174 cm
2. The value of 10 vernier scale divisions = the value Error = – 8 divisions
of 9 main scale divisions.
Correction = + [error × L.C.] = + [ 8 × 0.001]
Value of 1 vernier scale division = 0.9 mm = + 0.008 cm
Least count of vernier callipers = the value of 1  corrected diametre = 0.174 + 0.008 = 0.182 cm
main scale division. The value of 1 vernier scale
division = 1 mm – 0.9 mm = 0.1 mm. 10. The least count of vernier callipers is equal to 1
M.S.D. – 1 V.S.D
Side length of cube = main scale reading + vernier
scale reading × least count. given 1 M.S.D. = a 1 V.S.D = b

= 10mm + 1(0.1) mm = 10.1 mm  N 

ThenN × a = (N + 1) b b=   a ---- (1)
Volume of cube = (side length)3 = (10.1)3 mm3  N  1

= 1030.3 mm3 = 1.03 cm3  Least count = a – b

 N   N 1 N   1 
mass 2.732  a–  a  a    a
Density =  g cm3  N 1  N 1   N  1
volume 1.03
= 2.6524 g cm–3 11. 10 VSD = 9 MSD = 9 mm ; 1 VSD = 0.9 mm
3. 1 least count = 1 MSD – 1 VSD
4. 3 = 1 mm – 0.9 mm = 0.1 mm
5. 3 
Unit of main scale 1
6. Pitch    0.05cm
no. of divisions in the unit 20

[ the main scale has 20 divisions in centimetre]

pitch 0.05
7. Least count = = cm
no.of V.S.D 20
= 0.0025cm [ no. of V.S.D = 20]