Question : Which of the following length measured is more accurate and why
i) 500.0cm
ii) 0.0005 cm
iii)6.00 cm
Doubt by Anushka
Solution :
500.0 cm has a least count of 0.1 cm
0.0005 cm has a least count of 0.0001 cm
6.00 cm has a least count of 0.01 cm
Clearly, 0.0005 has the lowest least count.
Lower the least count, higher will be the accuracy. So ii) 0.0005 cm is the most accurate measurement.