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In order to measure the period of a single pendulum using a stop clock, a student repeated the experiment for 10 times and noted down the time period for each experiment as $5.1, 5.0, 4.9, 4.9, 5.1, 5.0, 4.9, 5.1, 5.0, 4.9$ s. The correct way of expressing the result for the period is
In order to measure the period of a single pendulum using a stop clock, a student repeated the experiment for 10 times and noted down the time period for each experiment as $5.1, 5.0, 4.9, 4.9, 5.1, 5.0, 4.9, 5.1, 5.0, 4.9$ s. The correct way of expressing the result for the period is
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Always match the decimal precision of the final answer with the least count of the measuring instrument.
Updated On: May 1, 2026
- $4.99$ s
- $5.0$ s
- $5.00$ s
- $4.9$ s
- $5.1$ s
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The Correct Option is B
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