Errors and uncertainties
 

Errors and uncertainties problem 23


  • State the most appropriate instrument, or instruments, for the measurement of the following.

    • the diameter of a wire of diameter about

    • the resistance of a filament lamp

    • the peak value of an alternating voltage


  • The mass of a cube of aluminium is found to be with an uncertainty in the measurement of . Each side of the cube has a length of . Calculate the density of aluminium with its uncertainty. Express your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.


 

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