Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Errors and uncertainties

Errors and uncertainties — practice question

A student wants to determine a distance of about $10\,\text{cm}$ with a precision of $0.01\,\text{cm}$. Which measuring instrument ought to be used?

  • Ametre rule
  • Bmicrometer
  • Ctape measure
  • Dvernier calipers

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