Will two students using the same piece of glassware have the exact same uncertainty in their measurement? Explain your answer.

Q: In the calculation of the volume of a cube of nominal size , the uncertainty in the measurement of…

A: Given data:  Uncertainty in the measurement of each side is Required: Uncertainty in the…

Q: An object is released from rest and falls in free fall motion. The speed v of the object after it…

A: Relative equation to calculate the uncertainty is given as : v2=2gy or g=v22y Uncertainty in v,…

Q: The adjocent figure ahowa the scales of a micrometer. If the vertical scale has 50 divisiona ond the…

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Q: what is the absolute uncertainty for the following measurements? 5.8cm, 5.6cm, 5.7cm,5.4cm,5.6cm…

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Q: A grocery store sells 5-lb bags of apples. You purchase four bags over the course of a month and…

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Q: Finding the volume of a cube, measuring its side as 5.2 ± 0.2 cm. Calculate the volume of the cube…

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Q: Suppose you do an initial calculation that gives 78.5279 +4.3324%. What is the correctly rounded…

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Q: State the uncertainty (for example, ± 0.5 cm) in each of the following measurements. a) 25.000 g b)…

A: Since you have posted a multiple different questions, we will solve the first one only as per the…

Q: Define the following term: SI units

A: The SI unit is also called an international system of units and they are used universally as a…

Q: An brand of fruit snacks claims that each bag of fruit snacks has a mass of 25.5g. After weighing…

A: Accuracy :   It is defined as the closeness of the measured value with the true value . Precision :…

Q: Find the uncertainty in a calculated average speed from the measurements of distance and time.…

A: Given data: x = 6.4 m and δx=0.6 m t = 4.9 s and δt=1.3 s

Q: What is the art of making accurate and precise estimates of things in real world?

A: Every object has dimensions like length, breadth, height, radius. Also properties like mass,…

Q: Quinn wanted to find the area of a square. He measured the length of the square as 3 in. Later, the…

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Q: Is the smallest division made on the “metric scale” of the meter stick the same as the smallest…

A: Ruler: The ruler was used for measurement of small distances. The scale of the ruler has 10…

Q: A rectangle has a length of (2.3 ± 0.1) m and a width of (1.4 ± 0.2) m. Calculate the area and the…

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Q: If you are to measure the length, width and height of your bedroom, what measuring device will you…

A: A typical bedroom has dimension which fall in the meter range. Therefore to properly measure a…

Q: Two different measuring devices are used by students to measurethe length of a metal rod. Students…

A: Yes,both are the correct,because their values are the same when both are rounded to the same number…

Q: Read the following instruments with proper significant digits and units and indicate the c number of…

A: Here given scale is cm scale. (2) 7.7 cm (2 significant figures)

Q: The radius of a circle is measured to be (11.7 ± 0.7) m. Calculate each of the following and give…

A: Determine the area of the circle.

Q: Function f is defined by = x/ where x = 4.35 + 0.05 and y = 1.25 +0.01 Calculate the absolute…

A: Given that value of x and y and also given the function f then we have to calculate  the absolute…

Q: Princess measure the dimension of the wood work that she is working on. Its length is 45 inches and…

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Q: Two wood beams are stuck together with wood glue to create a wooden floor beam. The length of the…

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Q: the following equations was given by (a) = 1/2mv² = 1/2mv0² + √mgh

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Q: A wood board was measured to have a length of 125.46 cm with an uncertainty of 0.0003 m. Find the…

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Q: What do you think is the importance of scientific notation in writing the magnitude of measurements?

A: Scientific notation are useful for reporting  values properly.

Q: Now you will use the ruler to measure the dimensions of a block of pure aluminum metal. Make sure…

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Q: What is the relationship between the accuracy and uncertainty of a measurement?

A: The accuracy and uncertainty are inversely proportional to each other. If the uncertainty is less…

Q: List and explain four importance of measurement

A: Four importance of measurement are as follows:- 1. Measure is used to estimate distance between two…

Q: Wally wanted to find the volume of a cube. He measured the length of the cube as 4 in. Later, the…

A: Given data:  Length of cube (L) = 4 in Actual length (L') = 4.1 in Required: The relative error in…

Q: A digital micrometer measures the diameter of two cylinders. Cylinder 1 diameter = 15.22 ± 0.02 mm…

A: Uncertainty in difference or addition is given by direct addition of uncertainty in given…

Q: The dimensions of your school ID are given in the table below. Apply the rules for significant…

A: L= 8.5cm, w= 5.4cm

Q: Complete the table below on the measurement of come common physical quantities using some laboratory…

A: Some physical quantities are given , we have to find the appropriate instruments to measure them .

Q: Why is the metric system of units considered superior to most other systems of units?

A: Metric system is the internationally accepted standard units. Most of the countries uses metric…

Q: You are tasked to measure a 2.1 m door with using only a ruler. On your first try, you recorded a…

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Q: For each of the following pieces of glassware, provide sample measurement and discuss the number of…

A: For glassware in figure (a) , the least count is 1 unit. So, the uncertainty is +1 or -1. And number…

Q: An optical track for a new physics experiment was measured using a high tech laser. It was found to…

A: L=2.71828m ∆L=0.05432 Relative uncertainty =∆LL                                      =0.01998 equal…

Q: Referring to the following equation: y=-3log(2.5x-0.5T) If the quantity y is measured in cm2/min, x…

A: y = -3 log (2.5 x - 0.5 T)    x = g/ cm3   y= cm2 / min      T= C log (2.5 x - 0.5 T)   = UNITLESS…

Q: The sides of a small rectangular box are measured to be 1.7 ± 0.015 cm, 2.05 ± 0.035cm, and 2.7 ±…

A: Given: l=1.7±0.015 cmw=2.05±0.035 cmh=2.7±0.11 cm

Q: You are measuring the length of a tube using a ruler. Your actual measurement of the tube is 6 mm ±…

A: Given that Actual measurement is = 6 mm ± 1 mm Expected measurement = 6.0 mm ± 0.1 mm

Q: A rectangle has a length of (2.7+_0.1) m and a width of (1.6+_0.2) m. Calculate the area and the…

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Q: Find the % of relative uncertainty a) 2.0g+or-0.2g b) (2.50+or-0.01)s

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Q: Determine the percent uncertainty in sine when 0 = 55.0° ± 0.7° . Include 2 digit after the decimal…

A: Solution: Given, θ=55o±0.7o Where, the measured value, θ = 55o = 0.959931 rad, And the uncertainty,…

Q: How do you estimate the error of a measurement performed with a meterstick? Why?

A: An error made by using the equation of a regression line to estimate the values of the dependent…

Q: Name three handy units for measuring length ranging from extremely short to very long. What is their…

A: Name three handy units for measuring length ranging from extremely short to very long. What is their…