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Physics: Post your doubts here!

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A student uses a digital ammeter to measure a current. The reading of the ammeter is found to
fluctuate between 1.98 A and 2.02 A.

The manufacturer of the ammeter states that any reading has a systematic uncertainty of ± 1 %.

Which value of current should be quoted by the student?
A (2.00 ± 0.01) A
B (2.00 ± 0.02) A
C (2.00 ± 0.03) A
D (2.00 ± 0.04) A

How is the answer D?
The readings fluctuate and the uncertainty is 1%. So, the lowest value should be (1.98-(1.98*1%))=1.96. The highest value should be (2.02+(2.02*1%))=2.04. So the current value should be quoted as in D.
 
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