Living By Chemistry: First Edition Textbook
Living By Chemistry: First Edition Textbook
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781559539418
Author: Angelica Stacy
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter U4.8, Problem 11E
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The percent error of a measurement needs to be determined.

Concept Introduction:The percent error of a measurement is defined as

Living By Chemistry: First Edition Textbook, Chapter U4.8, Problem 11E , additional homework tip  1

Where |..| denotes the absolute or the positive value of the difference.

The percent error is expressed as a percentage (%).

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Answer to Problem 11E

The correct answer is the second option, option (B).

Explanation of Solution

Reason for correct answer: The percent error of the measurement is given as

Living By Chemistry: First Edition Textbook, Chapter U4.8, Problem 11E , additional homework tip  2

Conclusion

Reason for incorrect options: The first option, option (A) is incorrect. The percent error of this measurement is calculated as

Living By Chemistry: First Edition Textbook, Chapter U4.8, Problem 11E , additional homework tip  3

The above percent error is obviously more than option (B) and hence, isn’t the smallest.

Option (C) is incorrect because, options (A) and (B) give different percent errors.

Option (D) is incorrect because the percent errors in options (A) and (B) can be easily calculated from the given information.

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