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Define pitch of the screw gauge.

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Define the pitch of the screw gauge.
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When one complete rotation is given to the screw hand, it moves forward or backward by a distance is called the pitch of the screw. It is a distance between two consecutive threads of the screw.
Pitch of the screw = distance traveled by screw-in n rotations/n rotations

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Chapter 1: Measurement - Exercise 5 [Page 47]

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Frank Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 1 Measurement
Exercise 5 | Q 20 | Page 47

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