A microscope has its main scale with $20$ divisions in $1\ cm$ and vernier scale with $25$ divisions, the length of which is equal to the length of $24$ divisions of main scale. The least count of microscope is
✓
$0.002\ cm$
B
$0.001\ cm$
C
$0.02\ cm$
D
$0.01\ cm$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$0.002\ cm$
A microscope has its main scale with $20$ divisions in $1\ cm$ and vernier scale with $25$ divisions, the length of which is equal to the length of $24$ divisions of main scale. The least count of microscope is$0.002\ cm$