Units and Measurements

Question

Least count of a vernier caliper is …. The value of one division on the main scale is …. Then the number of divisions of main scale that coincide with … divisions of vernier scale is :

Accepted Answer

Option D. In a vernier caliper, the least count is the smallest distance measurable by the instrument. It can be defined using the difference between one main scale division and one vernier scale division. Given the least count, we can relate the number of divisions on the main scale to the divisions on the vernier scale.

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