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PhysicsErrorMiscellaneousEasy2 minPYQ_2014
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During Searle's experiment, zero of the Vernier scale lies between3.20×10-2 mand3.25×10-2 mof the main scale. The20thdivision of the Vernier scale exactly coincides with one of the main scale divisions. When an additional load of 2 kg is applied to the wire, the zero of the Vernier scale still lies between3.20×10-2 mand3.25×10-2 mof the main scale but now the45thdivision of Vernier scale coincides with one of the main scale divisions. The length of the thin metallic wire is 2 m and its cross-sectional area is8×10-7 m2. The least count of the Vernier scale is1.0× 10-5 m. The maximum percentage error in the Young's modulus of the wire is

Answer:
4
Solution:

Y=FLlAsince the experiment measures only change in the length of wire
YY×100=ll×100
From the observationl1=MSR+20 LC
l2=MSR+45LC
change in lengths=25LC
and the maximum permissible error in elongation is one LC
YY×100=LC25LC×100=4

Stream:JEE_ADVSubject:PhysicsTopic:ErrorSubtopic:Miscellaneous
2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2014

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