Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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ISBN: 9780534420123
Author: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.20QE
If you repeat the same measurement many times, will you always obtain exactly the same result? Why or why not? What factors influence the repeatability of a measurement?
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