A student measured the thickness of a glass slip using a spherometer with least count 0.001 cm . The correct listing is

Q: A student measured the thickness of a glass slip using a spherometer with least count 0.001 cm . The correct listing is

(a) 0.23 cm

(b) 0.234 mm

(c) 2.34 mm

(d) 0.234 cm

Ans: (d)

Sol: As least count of spherometer is 0.001 cm , the measurement in centimetre must be correct upto three places of decimal .
The correct listing is 0.234 cm