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Problems:

1-The depth of water in a bottle is measured as 24.3 cm, with an uncertainty of 0.2 cm. (This could
be written as (24.3 ± 0.2) cm.) Calculate the percentage uncertainty in this measurement.

2-The angular amplitude of a pendulum is measured as (35 ± 2)°.


(a) Calculate the percentage uncertainty in the measurement of this angle.

(b) The protractor used in this measurement was calibrated in degrees. Suggest why the user
only feels confident to give the reading to within 2°.

3-A student measures the potential difference across a battery as 12.4 V and states that his
measurement has a percentage uncertainty of 2%. Calculate the absolute uncertainty in his
measurement.

4-The temperatures of two bodies measured by a thermometer are t1 = 20°C ± 0.5°C


and t2 = 50°C ± 0.5°C. Calculate the temperature difference and the error there in.
[Ans: 30°C ± 1 °C]

5-What is the difference between the following lengths ?


11.5 ± 0.1 cm and 7.8 ± 0.1 cm.
[Ans: 3.7± 0.2 cm]

6-The initial and final temperatures of a liquid in a container are observed to be 76.3 ± 0.4°C and
67.7 ± 0.3°C. Determine the fall in the temperature of the liquid.
[Ans: 8.6 ± 0.7°C]
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