Edexcel A-Level Physics Instrument Range and Resolution

Practise Edexcel A-Level Physics instrument range and resolution using micrometers, multimeters, balances and percentage uncertainty.

Exam points

justify micrometers or digital meters by calculating small percentage uncertainty
compare digital and analogue instruments using resolution, parallax and interpolation
state instrument resolution and connect it to uncertainty in measured quantities

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A student made measurements on the solid metal prism shown.

The student used a balance to determine the mass of the metal prism.

The reading on the balance is shown below.

State the resolution of the balance.

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