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Q. The least count of the main scale of a screw gauge is $1\, mm$. The minimum number of divisions on its circular scale required to measure $5\,\mu m$ diameter of wire is :

JEE MainJEE Main 2019Physical World, Units and Measurements

Solution:

Least count = $\frac{\text{Pitch}}{\text{Number} \; \text{of} \;\text{divisio} \;\text{on} \;\text{circular} \;\text{scale} }$
$\begin{aligned} L C &=\frac{P}{ N } \\ L C &=5 \mu m =5 \times 10^{-6} m . \\ &=10^{-3} m . \\ \Rightarrow & N=\frac{P}{L C}=\frac{10^{-3}}{5 \times 10^{-6}} \\ \Rightarrow & N=200 . \end{aligned}$