Experimental Report 1

MEASUREMENT OF BASIC LENGTH

Verification of instructors
Name: Nguyễn Nam Hải
ID: 20213610
Class: CTTT – Kỹ thuật điện tử viễn thông (ET-E4)
Group: 2

I. EXPERIMENT RESULTS
1. Measurement of the hollow cylinder with the Venier caliper:
Δ = 0.02 (mm); m = 26.7 (g)
Trial n m D (mm) n m d (mm) n m h (mm)
1 34 24 34.48 28 25 28.50 9 1 9.02
2 34 25 34.50 28 24 28.48 9 1 9.02
3 34 25 34.50 28 25 28.50 9 2 9.04
4 34 25 34.50 28 25 28.50 9 1 9.02
5 34 26 34.52 28 24 28.48 9 1 9.02

5 5 5
Averag ∑Ti ∑Ti ∑ Ti
i=1 i=1 i=1
e value D= =34.500 d= =28.492 h= =9.024
5 5 5

√ √ √
5 5 5

s.d. ∑ ( D¿¿ i−D) 2

∑ (d ¿¿ i−d ) 2
∑ (h¿¿ i−h)2
i=1 i=1 i=1
≅ 0.013 ¿ ≅ 0.010 ¿ ≅ 0.008 ¿
5 5 5
s.d . s.d . s .d .
S.D. ∆ D= ≅ 0.006 ∆ d= ≅ 0.004 ∆ h= ≅ 0.004
√5 √5 √5

2. Measurement of the steel ball with the micrometer:

Δ = 0.01 (mm)
Trial n m D b (mm)
1 20 1 10.01
2 20 2 10.02
3 20 2 10.02
4 20 1 10.01
5 20 2 10.02
5

Average value
∑Ti
Db = i=1 =10.016
5
 √
5

s.d. ∑ ( D ¿ ¿ i−Db )2
i=1
≅ 0.005 ¿
5
s.d .
S.D. ∆ Db = ≅ 0.002
√5
II. DATA PROCESSING

1. Determination of the volume and density of the metal hollow cylinder:

a. Volume V ( m ):
3

π 3.142
V = . ( D 2−d 2) . h= × ( 34.5002−28.4922 ) ×9.024 ≅ 2682.629 ( mm3 )
4 4

≅ 2.683 ×10 ( m )
−6 3

√( )( ) √( √ ( )( )
2 2
Δ ( D −ⅆ )
)( )
2 2 2 2 2 2
Δh ∆D ∆d 1 ∆h
∆ V =V . + =V . 2 + . 2 2 +
2
D −d
2
h D d D −d h

√( √ ( )( )
2

¿ 2682.629 × 2
34.500
+) (
0.006 2 0.004 2
)
.
1
28.492 34.5002 −28.4922
+
0.004 2
9.024
=1.189 ( mm )
3

≅ 0.001×10 ( m )
−6 3

Hence:
V =(2.683 ± 0.001)×10−6 (m 3)
3
b. Density ρ( kg/m ) :
−3
m 26.700 ×10 3
ρ= = ≅ 9.95 ×10 (kg /m 3)
V 2.683 ×10−6

√( )( ) √( )( )
2 2 2 2
∆m ∆V 3 0.1 0.001 3 3
∆ ρ=ρ . + =9.95 ×10 × + ≅ 0.04 × 10 (kg /m )
m V 26.7 2.683

Hence:
ρ=(9.95 ± 0.04) ×103 (kg /m3)

3
2. Determination of the volume of the steel ball V b (m ):
1 1
V b = . π . Db = ×3.142× 10.016 ≅ 526.184 ( mm ) ≅5.261 ×10 ( m )
3 3 3 −7 3
6 6

∆ V b=V b .
√( 3.
Db )
∆ Db 2 −7

√
=5.261× 10 × 9 ×
10.016 (
0.002 2 −7
)
≅ 0.003 ×10 ( m )
3

Hence:
V b =(5.261 ±0.003) ×10−7 (m3)
Comment: Due to the unsustainable in the measurement method, the
uncertainty will appear when we measure the same object more than once. The
uncertainty will depend on the way of measuring as well as the different
measuring angles.