You’ve reached the end of your free Videos limit.
#6 | Error Analysis : Modeling of Errors & Propagation of Error
(Physics) > Units and Measurement

My Notes

Create your notes while watching video by clicking on icon in video player.
Related Practice Questions :

The percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are \(2\%\) and \(3\%\) respectively. How much will be the maximum error in the estimation of the kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass and speed:

1. \(11\%\) 2. \(8\%\)
3. \(5\%\) 4. \(1\%\)
 85%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch
Hints
Links
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch

Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated value of its volume is 

1. 1%

2. 3%

3. 5%

4. 7%

 86%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch
Hints
Links
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch

The mean time period of second's pendulum is 2.00s and mean absolute error in the time period is 0.05s. To express maximum estimate of error, the time period should be written as

1. (2.00 ± 0.01) s

2. (2.00 + 0.025) s

3. (2.00 ± 0.05) s

4. (2.00 ± 0.10) s

 83%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch

The unit of percentage error is

1. Same as that of physical quantity

2. Different from that of physical quantity

3. Percentage error is unit less

4. Errors have got their own units which are different from that of physical quantity measured

 76%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch

A thin copper wire of length l metre increases in length by 2% when heated through 10ºC. What is the percentage increase in area when a square copper sheet of length l metre is heated through 10ºC

1. 4%

2. 8%

3. 16%

4. None of the above

 78%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch
Hints
Links
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2025 - Target Batch