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2.7 A student measures the thickness of a human hair by looking at it through a microscope of magnification 100. He makes 20 observations and finds that the average width of the hair in the field of view of the microscope is 3.5 mm. What is the estimate on the thickness of hair ?

2.7 A student measures the thickness of a human hair by looking at it through a
microscope of magnification 100. He makes 20 observations and finds that the average
width of the hair in the field of view of the microscope is 3.5 mm. What is the
estimate on the thickness of hair ?
Grade:11

1 Answers

Kevin Nash
askIITians Faculty 332 Points
10 years ago

Magnification of the microscope = 100

Average width of the hair in the field of view of the microscope = 3.5 mm

∴Actual thickness of the hair is = 0.035 mm.

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