Physics (AS & A Level) · Feb / March 2025 · Paper 12 · Question 2
What is the effect of a systematic error on the measurement of a physical quantity?
- AIt limits the precision of the measured value.
- BIt limits the range of values obtained in repeated measurements.
- CIt results in repeated measurements having different values from each other.
- DIt results in the measured value being different from the correct value.
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Correct answer: D. It results in the measured value being different from the correct value.
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