A scientist performs an experiment in order to measure a certain physical quantity and takes $100$ observations. He repeats the same experiment and takes $400$ observations. By doing so,
A scientist performs an experiment in order to measure a certain physical quantity and takes $100$ observations. He repeats the same experiment and takes $400$ observations. By doing so,
- A
the possible error remains same.
- B
the possible error is doubled.
- C
the possible error is halved.
- D
the possible error is reduced to one fourth.
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$Reason$ : The accuracy and precision of measuring instruments along with errors in measurements should be taken into account, while expressing the result.
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Students $I$, $II$ and $III$ perform an experiment for measuring the acceleration due to gravity $(g)$ using a simple pendulum.
They use different lengths of the pendulum and /or record time for different number of oscillations. The observations are shown in the table.
Least count for length $=0.1 \mathrm{~cm}$
Least count for time $=0.1 \mathrm{~s}$
Student
Length of the pendulum $(cm)$
Number of oscillations $(n)$
Total time for $(n)$ oscillations $(s)$
Time period $(s)$
$I.$
$64.0$
$8$
$128.0$
$16.0$
$II.$
$64.0$
$4$
$64.0$
$16.0$
$III.$
$20.0$
$4$
$36.0$
$9.0$
If $\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{I}}, \mathrm{E}_{\text {II }}$ and $\mathrm{E}_{\text {III }}$ are the percentage errors in g, i.e., $\left(\frac{\Delta \mathrm{g}}{\mathrm{g}} \times 100\right)$ for students $\mathrm{I}, \mathrm{II}$ and III, respectively,
Students $I$, $II$ and $III$ perform an experiment for measuring the acceleration due to gravity $(g)$ using a simple pendulum.
They use different lengths of the pendulum and /or record time for different number of oscillations. The observations are shown in the table.
Least count for length $=0.1 \mathrm{~cm}$
Least count for time $=0.1 \mathrm{~s}$
| Student | Length of the pendulum $(cm)$ | Number of oscillations $(n)$ | Total time for $(n)$ oscillations $(s)$ | Time period $(s)$ |
| $I.$ | $64.0$ | $8$ | $128.0$ | $16.0$ |
| $II.$ | $64.0$ | $4$ | $64.0$ | $16.0$ |
| $III.$ | $20.0$ | $4$ | $36.0$ | $9.0$ |
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