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Published on: August 21, 2026
In an experiment, the measurement of diameter of a wire of length
with help of screw gauge, the main scale reads
and 48 th division on circular scale coincides with the reference line. There are 100 divisions are on circular scale. If the pitch of the screw gauge is
, then volume of the wire is
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
Given, length of the wire, 
Pitch 
Least count of screw gauge,

Diameter of the wire, 
Reading of main scale + Reading of circular scale


Volume of the wire 

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