Vernier callipers-Diameter of spherical body

Aim: To find diameter/volume of a spherical body using a pair of vernier callipers

Apparatus and Material required: Vernier callipers, spherical body(marble/simple pendulum bob)

Theroy: Total Reading: MSR+(VC X LC)+(-e) cm

Procedure:

Observations: Least Count: ( Value of 1MSD/No. of divisions on Vernier Scale) = (1cm/10) / 10 = 0.01cm

Zero error Positive error= Negative error=

Correction= cm Correction= cm

SNo MSR No.of Vernier Vernier Scale Observed Corrected diameter

(cm) coincidences Reading diameter MSR+(VC X LC)+(-e) cm
VC X LC MSR+(VC X LC) cm
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3
4
5
6

Calculations: Mean Corrected diameter: D = (D1+D2+D3+D4+D5+D6)/6 cm

Radius: R=( D/2) cm

Volume=( 4/3) R3 cm3

Result: The diameter of given sphere is found to be: ------------cm

Precautions:

Sources of error: