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JEE Main 2019Experimental Physics Question with Solution

JEE Main 2019 (12 Jan Shift 1)

Question

The least count of the main scale of a screw gauge is 1 mm. The minimum number of divisions on its circular scale required to measure 5 μm diameter of a wire is:

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Correct answer
D200

Step-by-step explanation

Least count of screw gauge =5μm

L.C=pitchno.ofdivoncirxular  scale

5 μm=1 mmN

N=200

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