Area of the cross-section of a wire is measured using a screw gauge. The pitch of the main scale is 0.5 ~mm . The circular scale has 100 divisions and for one full rotation of the circular scale, the main scale shifts by two divisions. The measured readings are listed below. .tg border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0; .tg tdborder-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px; overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal; .tg thborder-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal; .tg .tg-1wigfont-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:top .tg .tg-0laxtext-align:left;vertical-align:top Measurement condition Main scale reading Circular scale reading Two arms of gauge touching each other without wire 0 division 4 divisions Attempt-1: With wire 4 divisions 20 divisions Attempt-2: With wire 4 divisions 16 divisions What are the diameter and cross-sectional area of the wire measured using the screw gauge?

2.14 \pm 0.02 ~mm , \pi(1.14 \pm 0.02) mm^2

2.22 \pm 0.02 ~mm, \pi(1.23 \pm 0.02) mm^2

2.22 \pm 0.01 ~mm, \pi(1.23 \pm 0.01) mm^2

2.14 \pm 0.01 ~mm, \pi(1.14 \pm 0.01) mm^2

Units and Measurements PYQ — JEE Advanced 2022 · Shift 2 · Q53 with Solution

Area of the cross-section of a wire is measured using a screw gauge. The pitch of the main scale is $0.5 \mathrm{~mm}$ . The circular scale has 100 divisions and for one full rotation of the circular scale, the main scale shifts by two divisions. The measured readings are listed below.

Measurement condition	Main scale reading	Circular scale reading
Two arms of gauge touching each other without wire	0 division	4 divisions
Attempt-1: With wire	4 divisions	20 divisions
Attempt-2: With wire	4 divisions	16 divisions

What are the diameter and cross-sectional area of the wire measured using the screw gauge?

A
$2.22 \pm 0.02 \mathrm{~mm}, \pi(1.23 \pm 0.02) \mathrm{mm}^{2}$
B
$2.22 \pm 0.01 \mathrm{~mm}, \pi(1.23 \pm 0.01) \mathrm{mm}^{2}$
C
$2.14 \pm 0.02 \mathrm{~mm}$ , $\pi(1.14 \pm 0.02) \mathrm{mm}^{2}$
D
$2.14 \pm 0.01 \mathrm{~mm}, \pi(1.14 \pm 0.01) \mathrm{mm}^{2}$

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Correct answer: C

Find the least count of the screw gauge

Given:

Pitch of main scale $=0.5\,\text{mm}$ per division
In one full rotation, main scale shifts by two divisions
Circular scale has $100$ divisions

So, pitch of screw: $\text{Pitch} = 2\times 0.5 = 1.0\,\text{mm}$

Hence least count, $\text{LC} = \frac{\text{Pitch}}{100} = \frac{1.0}{100} = 0.01\,\text{mm}$

Find zero error

When the two arms are touching without wire:

Main scale reading $=0$
Circular scale reading $=4$

Observed reading $= 0 + 4\times 0.01 = 0.04\,\text{mm}$

So the instrument shows a positive zero error of $+0.04\,\text{mm}$ . Therefore, zero correction is: $-0.04\,\text{mm}$

Find corrected diameter in each attempt

Attempt 1

Main scale reading $=4$ divisions $\text{MSR} = 4\times 0.5 = 2.0\,\text{mm}$ Circular scale reading $=20$ $\text{CSR} = 20\times 0.01 = 0.20\,\text{mm}$

Observed diameter: $d_1 = 2.0 + 0.20 = 2.20\,\text{mm}$ Corrected diameter: $d_1'=2.20-0.04=2.16\,\text{mm}$

Attempt 2

Main scale reading $=4$ divisions $\text{MSR} = 2.0\,\text{mm}$ Circular scale reading $=16$ $\text{CSR} = 16\times 0.01 = 0.16\,\text{mm}$

Observed diameter: $d_2 = 2.0 + 0.16 = 2.16\,\text{mm}$ Corrected diameter: $d_2'=2.16-0.04=2.12\,\text{mm}$

Mean diameter

$\bar d = \frac{2.16+2.12}{2} = 2.14\,\text{mm}$

So diameter is: $2.14\,\text{mm}$

Estimate error in diameter

The two corrected readings differ from the mean by: $|2.16-2.14|=0.02\,\text{mm}, \qquad |2.12-2.14|=0.02\,\text{mm}$

So the diameter is reported as: $d = 2.14 \pm 0.02\,\text{mm}$

Find cross-sectional area

Radius: $r=\frac{d}{2}=\frac{2.14}{2}=1.07\,\text{mm}$

Area: $A=\pi r^2=\pi(1.07)^2=\pi(1.1449)\,\text{mm}^2$

Approximately, $A\approx \pi(1.14)\,\text{mm}^2$

Now error in the quantity inside parentheses is taken from the spread used in the option format, giving: $A=\pi(1.14\pm 0.02)\,\text{mm}^2$

Match with options

This corresponds to:

Option C: $2.14\pm 0.02\,\text{mm},\quad \pi(1.14\pm 0.02)\,\text{mm}^2$

Comparison with stored answer

Stored correct answer: C

My derived answer: C

So they agree.

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Measurement condition	Main scale reading	Circular scale reading
Two arms of gauge touching each other without wire	0 division	4 divisions
Attempt-1: With wire	4 divisions	20 divisions
Attempt-2: With wire	4 divisions	16 divisions

What are the diameter and cross-sectional area of the wire measured using the screw gauge?

A
$2.22 \pm 0.02 \mathrm{~mm}, \pi(1.23 \pm 0.02) \mathrm{mm}^{2}$
B
$2.22 \pm 0.01 \mathrm{~mm}, \pi(1.23 \pm 0.01) \mathrm{mm}^{2}$
C
$2.14 \pm 0.02 \mathrm{~mm}$ , $\pi(1.14 \pm 0.02) \mathrm{mm}^{2}$
D
$2.14 \pm 0.01 \mathrm{~mm}, \pi(1.14 \pm 0.01) \mathrm{mm}^{2}$

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Correct answer: C

Find the least count of the screw gauge

Given:

Pitch of main scale $=0.5\,\text{mm}$ per division
In one full rotation, main scale shifts by two divisions
Circular scale has $100$ divisions

So, pitch of screw: $\text{Pitch} = 2\times 0.5 = 1.0\,\text{mm}$

Hence least count, $\text{LC} = \frac{\text{Pitch}}{100} = \frac{1.0}{100} = 0.01\,\text{mm}$

Find zero error

When the two arms are touching without wire:

Main scale reading $=0$
Circular scale reading $=4$

Observed reading $= 0 + 4\times 0.01 = 0.04\,\text{mm}$

So the instrument shows a positive zero error of $+0.04\,\text{mm}$ . Therefore, zero correction is: $-0.04\,\text{mm}$

Find corrected diameter in each attempt

Attempt 1

Main scale reading $=4$ divisions $\text{MSR} = 4\times 0.5 = 2.0\,\text{mm}$ Circular scale reading $=20$ $\text{CSR} = 20\times 0.01 = 0.20\,\text{mm}$

Observed diameter: $d_1 = 2.0 + 0.20 = 2.20\,\text{mm}$ Corrected diameter: $d_1'=2.20-0.04=2.16\,\text{mm}$

Attempt 2

Main scale reading $=4$ divisions $\text{MSR} = 2.0\,\text{mm}$ Circular scale reading $=16$ $\text{CSR} = 16\times 0.01 = 0.16\,\text{mm}$

Observed diameter: $d_2 = 2.0 + 0.16 = 2.16\,\text{mm}$ Corrected diameter: $d_2'=2.16-0.04=2.12\,\text{mm}$

Mean diameter

$\bar d = \frac{2.16+2.12}{2} = 2.14\,\text{mm}$

So diameter is: $2.14\,\text{mm}$

Estimate error in diameter

The two corrected readings differ from the mean by: $|2.16-2.14|=0.02\,\text{mm}, \qquad |2.12-2.14|=0.02\,\text{mm}$

So the diameter is reported as: $d = 2.14 \pm 0.02\,\text{mm}$

Find cross-sectional area

Radius: $r=\frac{d}{2}=\frac{2.14}{2}=1.07\,\text{mm}$

Area: $A=\pi r^2=\pi(1.07)^2=\pi(1.1449)\,\text{mm}^2$

Approximately, $A\approx \pi(1.14)\,\text{mm}^2$

Now error in the quantity inside parentheses is taken from the spread used in the option format, giving: $A=\pi(1.14\pm 0.02)\,\text{mm}^2$

Match with options

This corresponds to:

Option C: $2.14\pm 0.02\,\text{mm},\quad \pi(1.14\pm 0.02)\,\text{mm}^2$

Comparison with stored answer

Stored correct answer: C

My derived answer: C

So they agree.

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