Name the Part of the Vernier Callipers Which is Used to Measure the Following Thickness of a Pencil.

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Name the part of the vernier callipers which is used to measure the following

Thickness of a pencil.

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Outer jaws

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Chapter 1: Measurements and Experimentation - Exercise 1 (B) [Page 20]

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Selina Concise Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE

Chapter 1 Measurements and Experimentation
Exercise 1 (B) | Q 13.4 | Page 20

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