A tyre pressure gauge is checked with its valve open to the atmosphere
PHYSICS · Subjective · Fermi University Physics · Scientific Practice & Experimental Methods · Quantities, units and the practice of measurement · Uncertainty in measurement
Measurement and Method, Ch The instrument: resolution, sensitivity, calibration and traceability
Problem
A tyre pressure gauge is checked with its valve open to the atmosphere, where the true gauge pressure is 0bar; it displays +0.05bar. This zero error is constant. The gauge is then connected to a tyre and displays 2.30bar. (a) State the corrected pressure in the tyre.