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Grade 11General Physics

What is the use of finding the pitch of screw guage ? Expect to find the least count ?

Profile image of Pavankumar . D
15 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Neer Varshney
15 Years ago

Yes Pitch is used to find the least count. 

LC= pitch/ number of divisions on circular scale.

and 

pitch= distance moved/ no. of rotations

Profile image of Ashwin Sinha
15 Years ago

Dear Pavankumar,

 

Pitch
 
"Perpendicular distance between two consecutive threads 
of the screw gauge or  is called PITCH."
Pitch = Distance traveled on main scale / total number of rotations

 

Least Count
 
  Minimum measurement that can be made by a measuring device is known as " LEAST COUNT'.

 Least count (screw gauge) = minimum measurement on main scale / total number of divisions on circular scale.

 

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