A screw gauge gives the following reading when used to measure the diameter of a wire?

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asked Mar 28, 2018 in Physics by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 45

A screw gauge gives the following reading when used to measure the diameter of a wire. Main scale reading : 0mm Circular scale reading : 52 divisions 

Given that 1mm on main scale corresponds to 100 divisions of the circular scale. The diameter of wire from the above data is :
(a) 0.52cm 

(b) 0.052cm

(c) 0.026cm 

(d) 0.005cm

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answered Mar 28, 2018 by sanjaydas (61,430 points) 5 7 7
selected Mar 28, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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(b) : Least count of screw gauge

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