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Grade 11General Physics

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 ?

Profile image of Simran Bhatia
12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Kevin Nash
12 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.