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Standard XII
Physics
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An experiment is performed to find the refractive index of glass using a travelling microscope. In this experiment distances are measured by:
  1. a standard laboratory scale
  2. a screw gauge provided on the microscope
  3. a vernier scale provided on the microscope
  4. a meter scale provided on the microscope

A
a screw gauge provided on the microscope
B
a standard laboratory scale
C
a vernier scale provided on the microscope
D
a meter scale provided on the microscope
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The travelling microscope moves horizontally on a main scale provided with the vernier scale provided with the microscope that's why, In a travelling microscope to find the refractive index of glass we measure distance by a vernier scale provided on the microscope.

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