What is error in measurement ? What is mistake in measurement ?
The length of a cylinder is measured with a meter rod having least count $0.1\, cm$. Its diameter is measured with vernier calipers having least count $0.01\, cm$. Given that length is $5.0 \,cm$. and radius is $2.0 \,cm$. The percentage error in the calculated value of the volume will be ......... $\%$
In an experiment to determine the acceleration due to gravity $g$, the formula used for the time period of a periodic motion is $T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{7(R-r)}{5 g}}$. The values of $R$ and $r$ are measured to be $(60 \pm 1) \mathrm{mm}$ and $(10 \pm 1) \mathrm{mm}$, respectively. In five successive measurements, the time period is found to be $0.52 \mathrm{~s}, 0.56 \mathrm{~s}, 0.57 \mathrm{~s}, 0.54 \mathrm{~s}$ and $0.59 \mathrm{~s}$. The least count of the watch used for the measurement of time period is $0.01 \mathrm{~s}$. Which of the following statement($s$) is(are) true?
($A$) The error in the measurement of $r$ is $10 \%$
($B$) The error in the measurement of $T$ is $3.57 \%$
($C$) The error in the measurement of $T$ is $2 \%$
($D$) The error in the determined value of $g$ is $11 \%$
A student in the laboratory measures thickness of a wire using screw gauge. The readings are $1.22\,mm , 1.23\,mm , 1.19\,mm$ and $1.20\,mm$. The percentage error is $\frac{ x }{121} \%$. The value of $x$ is ..............
Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is $1\%$. The error in the calculated value of its volume is ......... $\%$