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Date May Specimen-2023 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code SPM.1B.SL.TZ0.1aii
Level SL Paper 1B Time zone TZ0
Command term Describe Question number ii Adapted from N/A
ii.
[Maximum mark: 2]
SPM.1B.SL.TZ0.1aii
(ii)

T is measured with an electronic stopwatch that measures to the nearest 0.1 s.

Describe how an uncertainty in T of less than 0.1 s can be achieved using this stopwatch.

[2]

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by measuring the time for many bounces ✓

and dividing the result by the number of bounces ✓

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