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13. Can we measure the thickness of a piece of paper by vernier callin. rnier callipers?
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Ans. No.
laboratory Vernier Callipers?
Q.14. What is the least count of your
Ans. The least count is 0.01 cm.
vernier ?
Q.15. What is a n angular
used for measuring fraction of degree of
a .
Ans. An angular vernier is
an
angle. It is
sextants and spectrometers,
which m e a s u r e angular displacements. provide
EXPERIMENT 2
AIM: To measure diameter of a given wire using screw gauge.
APPARATUs
Screw gauge, wire, half-metre scale and magnifying lens.
THEORY
If with the wire between plane faces A and B, the edge of the cap lies ahead of Nth divigice
linear scale, then, linear scale reading (L.S.R.) = N.
If nth division of circular scale lies over reference line, then, circular scale
rea
(C.S.R)= nx (L.C.) (L.C. is least count of screw gauge)
Total reading (T.R.) = L.S.R. + C.S.R. = N+n x (L.C.).
IfD be the mean diameter and Ibe the mean length of the wire,
volume of the wire, VV=
DIAGRAM
Wire
AB N
H
E
E K
Fig. Screw
gauge measuring diameter of the wire.
Measurementof Length
PROCEDURE
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OBSERVATIONS
1 mm
Hence, least count,= 100 = 0.01 mm = 0.001 cm.
D-CorDrectel
Obeervations (mm) refevence Hne
D N+n
xL.C.
(mm) (mm)
(a) AB D,la
1
C6)D D,6)
(a)AB D,la
2
D, (b)=
(a) AB
3
D,6)
CALCULATIONS
Length of the wire, I = (i)... cm, i ) . . . m, (ii)... cm.
Mean diameter of the wire,
D= P,a)+D,(6)t. . + D,(a) + D, (6)
6
..... m m = ...... Cm
1 . Cm
3
Volume of the wire,
V=
.cm3
RESULT
The volume of
the given wire is ..
cm°.
PRECAUTIONS
1. To
avoid undue pressure; the
2. The screw screw should always be rotated ratchet R and
not bycap
should move by
freely without friction.
Measurement of Length
43
he zero correction, with proper sign should be noted very carefully and added algebraicaly.
Eor same set of observations, the screw should be moved in the same direction to avoid back
Readings should be taken atleast for five different places equally spaced along the whole length
of the wire.
SOURCES OF ERROR
EXPERIMENT 2A
AIM: To measure thickness of a given sheet using screw gauge.
APPARATUS
THEORY
Same as in Experiment 2.
PROCEDURE
to 6 in Experiment 2.
Steps 1 are same as
OBSERVATIONS
. Determination of least count of the screw gauge.
Same as in Experiment 2.
2. Zero Error.
Same as in Experiment 2.
44 kenstve Practical Phiysies
Table for the thickness (t)
CALCULATIONS
1. Find value of t for each observation and write the observed value t, in column(4)
Write corrected value oft in column (4b).
3. Find mean of values of t recorded in column (4b).
RESULT
The thickness of the given sheet is.. mm.
PRECAUTIONS
Same as in Experiment 2.
SOURCEs OF ERROR
Same as in
Experiment 2.
EXPERIMENT 3
AIM: To determine
volume of an
irregular lamina using screw gauge.
APPARATUUS
a pencil. crew gauge, an irregular lamina (it must be of netregraphpap
uniform thickness), a
cen
THEORY
Same as in
Experiment 2.