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nummyann

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How can the meter stick be used to measure the thickness of a single sheet of the Laboratory Guide.

Question 2

Why should the experimenter avoid using the end of a meter stick when making a measurement?



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Answer to Question 1

Measure the thickness of several pages (100 or more) at one time; then divide by the
number of pages measured.

Answer to Question 2

The end of the meter stick is usually damaged and thus becomes unreliable as a
reference point.



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