A screw gauge has least count of 0.01 mm and there are 50 divisions in its circular scale. The pitch of the screw gauge is: - Physics MCQ NEET 2020 E1 2026 | ExamTest.live

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A screw gauge has least count of 0.01 mm and there are 50 divisions in its circular scale. The pitch of the screw gauge is:

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Least Count (L C) = \frac{Pitch}{Number of divisions on circular scale} $ 0.01 = \frac{Pitch}{50} $ Pitch = 0.01 \times 50 = 0.5 mm

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A screw gauge has least count of 0.01 mm and there are 50 divisions in its circular scale. The pitch of the screw gauge is:

0.01 mm

0.25 mm

0.5 mm

1.0 mm

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