A Chemistry 20 student uses a thermometer and a hot plate and measures the boiling point of ethyl alcohol to be 71.2 °C. Then, she looks in a reference book and finds that the actual boiling point of ethyl alcohol is 78.4 °C. What is her percent error? Do not show your work in the space provided. Record only your final answer with the correct number of significant digits and the proper units. Answer:

A Chemistry 20 student uses a thermometer and a hot plate and measures the boiling point of ethyl alcohol to be 71.2 °C. Then, she looks in a reference book and finds that the actual boiling point of ethyl alcohol is 78.4 °C. What is her percent error? Do not show your work in the space provided. Record only your final answer with the correct number of significant digits and the proper units. Answer:

Chemistry: Principles and Reactions

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305079373

Author:William L. Masterton, Cecile N. Hurley

Publisher:William L. Masterton, Cecile N. Hurley

Chapter1: Matter And Measurements

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 73QAP: A Different civilization on a distant planet has developed a new temperature scale based on ethyl...

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