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O-LevelPhysicsMeasurement5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2011 · Q11 Mark

The diameter and the length of a thin wire, approximately 1m in length, are measured as accurately as possible. What are the best instruments to use?

Adiameter: micrometer, length: rule
Bdiameter: micrometer, length: vernier calipers
Cdiameter: rule, length: tape
Ddiameter: vernier calipers, length: rule

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A: diameter: micrometer, length: rule

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Measurement, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 1.

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