Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Errors and uncertainties

Errors and uncertainties — practice question

Students record the volume of a liquid by using three different measuring instruments X, Y and Z. The actual value of the liquid’s volume is $V$. The students’ outcomes are shown. How many of the instruments are precise and how many are accurate?

  • Anumber of precise pieces of equipment: $1$, number of accurate pieces of equipment: $1$
  • Bnumber of precise pieces of equipment: $1$, number of accurate pieces of equipment: $2$
  • Cnumber of precise pieces of equipment: $2$, number of accurate pieces of equipment: $1$
  • Dnumber of precise pieces of equipment: $2$, number of accurate pieces of equipment: $2$

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