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NTA Abhyas 2020
Exam
NTA Abhyas
Year
2020
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Units and Dimensions

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Physics · Units and Dimensions

The density of a sphere is measured by measuring the mass and...

The density of a sphere is measured by measuring the mass and diameter. If it is known that the maximum percentage errors in the measurement of mass and diameter are 22 % and 33 % respectively then the maximum percentage error in the measurement of density is

Correct answer

11

Step-by-step solution

The density can be computed by

ρ=mv=mπd36ρ = \dfrac{m}{v} = \dfrac{m}{\dfrac{{\pi d}^{3}}{6}}

or ρ∝md3ρ ∝ \dfrac{m}{{d}^{3}}

∴∆ρρ×100∴ \dfrac{∆ ρ}{ρ} \times 100 % = \dfrac{∆ m}{m} \times 100 % + 3\dfrac{∆ d}{d} \times 100 %

or ∆ρρ×100=2+3×3=11\dfrac{∆ ρ}{ρ} \times 100 = 2 + 3 \times 3 = 11

Hence, the percentage error in measurement of density is 1111 %

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