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- Probably not. The figures should be interpreted with caution, especially if an instrument has not been independently calibrated for some time.
- When converting between pressure units consideration should be given to the number of significant figures to use, bearing in mind that many of the underlying conversion factors are not themselves exact and cannot be made so.
- The triple point temperature of a pure substance is the unique temperature at which the solid, liquid and vapour phases of the substance co-exist in thermal equilibrium. Such triple points make ideal reference points for the calibration of thermometers.
- This relates the different quality mixtures to each other.
- Instrument calibration is often thought to be expensive but the information contained in the resultant certificate is usually worth considerably more.
- If we did, we would have to change the definition of the metre each time we were able to make a more precise laser.
- The standard notation for the date is the sequence YYYY-MM-DD or YY-MM-DD.
- In Europe the weight classification system adopted is that produced by the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), known as document OIML Recommendation R 111.
- In 1799 it was agreed that the unit should be the mass of one cubic decimetre of water at a temperature of 4 °C, which would be called a kilogram (kg). The mass of one cubic centimetre of water would be called a gram (g).
- Probably not. The figures should be interpreted with caution, especially if an instrument has not been independently calibrated for some time.
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- No, they are not. The internationally recognised SI unit for pressure is the pascal, abbreviated to Pa, and this is the unit realised by the primary measurement standards in the world's national metrology institutes to provide traceability for pressure measurements.
- The International Prototype Kilogram is not perfectly stable (its mass changes with time), the amount it changes cannot be known perfectly (there is no 'perfect' reference against which to judge it) and the values of the national copies cannot be monitored at the highest level of accuracy without being compared directly with it.
- In some situations.
- The most accurate barometers are indeed the mercury primary barometers used at national measurement institutes. Most barometers, though, are secondary instruments rather than primary ones and when considering these it is not correct to say that those based on a mercury column are invariably more accurate than those that are based on an alternative principle.
- Yes there are - some are listed here.
- The time at which summer time begins and ends is given in the relevant EU Directive and UK Statutory Instrument as 1 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
- Up to a point yes, but unless a weight is of suitable design and material and in appropriate condition it will not be possible to give it a meaningful calibration and it would certainly be a waste of money.
- Give the weight a general inspection to check its construction, surface finish and the suitability of its magnetic properties.
- A number of factors need to be taken into account when considering sources for calibrating radiation thermometers.
- Yes - Saturated (or unsaturated) salt solutions, and certain other chemicals, can be used to generate an environment of a particular relative humidity in an enclosed space.