A student measured the diameter of a small steel ball using a screw gauge of least count 0.001 cm. The main scale reading is 5 mm and zero of circular scale division coincides with 25 divisions above the reference level.
If screw gauge has a zero error of -0.004 cm, the correct diameter of the ball is [2018]
(1)
Measured diameter of the ball = Reading of screw gauge
= MSR + VSR x LC + zero error
= 0.5 cm + 25 x 0.001 cm + 0.004 cm = 0.529 cm