Neco 2025 Physics Question 42

Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2025 Neco Physics examination.

Neco 2025 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 42 NECO • 2025 • PHYSICS • objective

In a pendulum experiment the period \(T\) is measured with a stopwatch that has a random error of \(\pm0.2\) s. The length \(L\) is measured with a meter rule that is calibrated 0.5 % too long (systematic error). The recorded values are \(T=2.00\) s and \(L=1.00\) m. Using \(g=\frac{4\pi^{2}L}{T^{2}}\), calculate the percentage uncertainty in the calculated value of \(g\) and state whether the random or systematic error contributes more to this uncertainty.

Answer Options

A. ≈15 % uncertainty; systematic error dominates
Correct Answer B. ≈20 % uncertainty; random error dominates
C. ≈25 % uncertainty; random error dominates
D. ≈20 % uncertainty; systematic error dominates
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
≈20 % uncertainty; random error dominates

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This is Neco 2025 Physics Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Physics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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