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O-LevelPhysicsMeasurement5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q11 Mark

A length of copper wire is labelled 'length 30 m' and 'diameter 0.50mm'. Which instruments are most suitable to measure accurately the length and the diameter of the wire?

Alength: rule, diameter: calipers
Blength: rule, diameter: micrometer
Clength: tape, diameter: calipers
Dlength: tape, diameter: micrometer

✓ Correct answer

D: length: tape, diameter: micrometer

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Measurement, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 1.

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