Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Errors and uncertainties

Errors and uncertainties — practice question

A student records the current through a resistor and the potential difference (p.d.) across it. The current reading has an uncertainty of $4\%$ and the p.d. reading has an uncertainty of $1\%$. The student then determines the resistance of the resistor. What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated resistance?

  • A0.25\%
  • B3\%
  • C4\%
  • D5\%

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