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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

The sides of a cube are measured with calipers. The measured length of each side is (30.0 ± 0.1) mm.


Question 14
The sides of a cube are measured with calipers.

The measured length of each side is (30.0 ± 0.1) mm.

The measurements are used to calculate the volume of the cube.

What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated value of the volume?
A 0.01%                      B 0.3%                        C 1%               D 3%





Reference: Past Exam Paper – June 2018 Paper 11 Q5





Solution:
Answer: C.

Length L = (30.0 ± 0.1) mm


Volume V = L3
Volume V = 303 = 27 000 mm3  


Since V = L3,
ΔV / V = 3 × ΔL / L

Percentage uncertainty in V = (3 × ΔL / L) × 100%
Percentage uncertainty in V = (3 × 0.1/30) × 100%

Percentage uncertainty in V = 1 %

8 comments:

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    1. It's just the answer at the end. It is supposed to be 1 % but you, by mistake have written .01%. -Thanks for the concept, helped me a lot

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    2. thanks. it has been corrected

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