Dimensions
Dimensions
Relati
Oper
Aa
RelativeError
PerentageError = x100
Combinationof Errors:
Relative Error
Operations Formula Z Absolute Error AZ
% Error 100
AA + AB M+ AB
A+B AA + AB
Sum
A+ B A+ B
A-B A4 + AB
pifference AA + AB
A-B
AA AB
Multiplication Ax B AAB + BAA + Dimensions,
A B
BAA + AAB AB
Division AIB
B A B ( Erros
Power n
A
Epeiments &
General- Rule
APB9
C
Then maximum fractional relative Error is
AB AC
p+q B
+r
C
(a) measuring the Joule heating
(6) passing aconstant current and measuring the voltage across i
(c) measuring the current on application of a constant
across it. voltage
(d) the Wheatstone bridge method.
(d) due tothe error in the measurement of d is four time that due
to the error in the measurenment of .
(c) 9t (a) 9t
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8 cm 9 cm
Portion of Main-Scale
Passage for (Q. 5-6): In the displacement method to find the focal length
of a convex lens, the lens is mounted on an optical bench of
least count
Imm kept between object and the
screen.
The height of object on screen in measured using a vermier
no zero error Imsd = Imm and 10 Vsd =9 msd. For a
calipers with
particular position
of lens (reading =10.1cm), a sharp image is obtained on the
screen with
and sh vernier scale division coinciding. When the lens was
r=2 mm
displacedtowards the screen, so that reading of optical bench becomes
40.1cm, asharp image is again obtained on the screen with msr = 0 mm
and.4th vermier scale division coincides with main scale division.
0 cm 100 cm
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The series
expansion for to first power in
relative errors in I+ (Ayly). The
in A: =
independent variables are always added. So the
Ay
The above error
derivation makes the
Ar
«I assumption
that
Therefore,
the higher
powers of these
neglected. quantities are
7.
Consider the ratior - a ) to be to be
(1+ a)
a
Aadimensi o nless quantity
(Aala << l), then a. If the
determined
error in the
by
measuring
Aa
what the error Ar in
is measurementr? of a is
(a)
(l+a) (b)
determining
2Aa
(c) 2Aa (1+ a
(|-a) (d) 2aha
(1-a)
8. In an experiment the initial number of radioactive nuclei is 3000.
It is found that 1000 ± 40 nuclei decayed in the first 1.0 s. For
x « 1, ln (1 +x) =x up to first power in x. The error A, in the
determination of the decay constant 2, in s is:
(a) 0.04 (6) 0.03
(c) 0.02 (d) 0.01
resistor is
Passage for (Q. 9 - 11): Resistance value of an unknown
calculated using the formula R=- where Vand / be the readings of
the voltmeter and the ammeter respectively. Consider the circuits below.
The internal resistances of the voltmeter and the ammeter (R, and R
respectively) are finite and non-zero.
R
R
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(b) P’ 3;Q’ 1;R’4; S ’2
(c) P’ 3;Q ’ 1;R’ 2; S ’4
(d) P’ 3;Q ’ 2:; R ’ 4; S ’1
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optical bench experiment to
determine the focal length of
Inconcave mirror,the least
an count of thebench scale (meter scale)
the cm. The object needle reading is 10.7 cm and the image
is5.7 cm. The mirror is positioned at 15.7 cm, The
0.l
s reading
ncedle
1 possible
maxmum
percentage error inthe focal length of the mirror
10
sett of readings is Findx.
this
P=: *y
5, Aphysicalquantity P is given as (4-1)'
where, x= (2 ± Dimensions,
100 cm 11. Snell's law relation for air glass boundary is given by equation
SIn 8, =n .sin 0, Here angle of refraction in glass is 9 and the
angle of incident in air is . The refractive index of air is n -
Fig.: 19. 10 (with negligible uncertainty). In an experiment to verify Snell':
law, the best fit line on agraph between sint, (on the y-axis) and
sine, (on the x-axis) is given by the equation y = (6.66 ±0.05).
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PhysleN 10-'x+ (0.022 + 0.024). The refractive index of the glass, including
the error is reported as (1.ab + 0.0c), where a, band c are sinola
digits. Calculate value of (a + b- c).
12. The nut on the bolt shown is rotated till the nut is just taut. The
washer has the same area as that of the nut. Its thickness is I mm
and area is 10 cm². The nut and bolt are perfectly rigid. The pitch
of the screw is also mm. After the just taut position, the nut
is tightened by rotating it by 1.8°. If the stress in the washer is
2x 10' N/m², find the young's modulus Y(in N/m) for the washer
Y
Fill in OMR sheet.
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13. Using dimensional analysis, angular frequency (o) of surface
waves on alake as a function of surface tensiono, water density
2T
and the wave number k = (a is the wavelength) is derived
Assuming that the dimensionless coeficient is equal to two (in SI
units) in this case, find the value of groupvelocity vgin m's) wher
ak
(Use: g =64 mN-m', Q= 320r kg-m', A=1 cm)
14. The zero of main scale matches with zero of vernier scale.
9th division of main scale matches with 10h division of vermier.
No other match is present. After sliding, zero of vernier is Tounu
to be in between 3 and 4th divisions of main scale and 5 divisod
of vernier matches with hdivision of main scale. The value of
is
8
of. a screW gauge is 0.5 mm and there are 50 divisions
The pitch
onits
circular scale and one main scale division = 0.5 mm. Before
startingthe measurement, it is found that when jaws of the screw
gauge are brought in contact, the zero of the circular scale lies
4division above the reference line and zero of main scale is not
visible. When a metallic wire is placed between the jaws, five main
scale divisions are clearly visible and 18h division on the circular
scale coincides with the reference line. The diameter of the wire
is(in mm):
A TheRachet of a screw gauge (whose jaws were initially closed)
is connected to a slowly rotating motor. The angular velocity of
the rachet is 0.1 rad/s. The screw gauge has 100 divisions on the
circular scale and its least count is 0.01 mm. If the zero error was
-0.01 mm, what is the reading (in mm) at 10.1 sec.
four equal divisions
17, Anoptical bench has 1.5 m long scale having
convex lens, the
in each cm. While measuring the focal length of a
pin is kept at
lens is kept at 75 cm mark of the scale and the object
the other side of the
45 cm mark. The image of the object pin on
at l35 cm mark. In this
lens overlaps with image pin that is kept
measurement of the focal
experiment, the percentage error in the
length of the lens is
a hollow sphere are measured
18. The external and internal radius of percentage
± 0.01)cm and (3.90± 0.01)cm. Maximum
tobe (4.20 will be.
volume
error in the measurement of
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