Student's Study Guide for General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
Student's Study Guide for General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134160511
Author: Laura D. Frost, S. Todd Deal
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.99AP

A student is weighing a standard 5.00 g weight four times on two different balances to check them for accuracy and precision. The following shows the data:

Trial Balance A Balance B
1 4.2 g 5.1 g
2 4.1 g 4.9 g
3 4.3 g 4.7 g
4 4.2 g 5.2 g

Which of the balances is more accurate? Which is more precise?

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