Out of absolute error, relative error and fractional error which has unit and which has no unit ?
The percentage error in measurement of a physical quantity $m$ given by $m = \pi \tan \theta $ is minimum when $\theta $ $=$ .......... $^o$ (Assume that error in $\theta $ remain constant)
Accuracy of measurement is determined by
A set of defective observation of weights is used by a student to find the mass of an object using a physical balance. A large number of readings will reduce
A student performs an experiment to determine the Young's modulus of a wire, exactly $2 \mathrm{~m}$ long, by Searle's method. In a particular reading, the student measures the extension in the length of the wire to be $0.8 \mathrm{~mm}$ with an uncertainty of $\pm 0.05 \mathrm{~mm}$ at a load of exactly $1.0 \mathrm{~kg}$. The student also measures the diameter of the wire to be $0.4 \mathrm{~mm}$ with an uncertainty of $\pm 0.01 \mathrm{~mm}$. Take $g=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ (exact). The Young's modulus obtained from the reading is
A student determined Young's Modulus of elasticity using the formula $Y=\frac{M g L^{3}}{4 b d^{3} \delta} .$ The value of $g$ is taken to be $9.8 \,{m} / {s}^{2}$, without any significant error, his observation are as following.
Physical Quantity | Least count of the Equipment used for measurement | Observed value |
Mass $({M})$ | $1\; {g}$ | $2\; {kg}$ |
Length of bar $(L)$ | $1\; {mm}$ | $1 \;{m}$ |
Breadth of bar $(b)$ | $0.1\; {mm}$ | $4\; {cm}$ |
Thickness of bar $(d)$ | $0.01\; {mm}$ | $0.4 \;{cm}$ |
Depression $(\delta)$ | $0.01\; {mm}$ | $5 \;{mm}$ |
Then the fractional error in the measurement of ${Y}$ is