11 PHYSICS EXPERIMENT NO. 2 USE OF MICROMETER SCREW GAUGE Aim To measure 1) The diameter of a given wire and calculate its area of cross section 2) Thickness of glass plate. Apparatus: Screw gauge, wire, glass plate Diagram Formula 1. Least Count of the Screw Gauge= Smallest Division on Main Scale/Total No. Of Divisions On Circular Scale. L.C. Of MICROMETER SCREW GAUGE =0.1/10=0.01cm Observations 1. Determination of Least Count of the Screw Gauge a )Smallest division on main scale, S=1 mm. b)Number of full rotations given to screw, n=4 c)Distance moved by the screw on main scale, D=4 mm. d)Hence, pitch p=1 mm. e)Number of divisions on circular scale, N=100 f)Hence, least count, L.C.= 0.01 mm = 0.001 cm. Zero error = ----0----mm ---0---cm