Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 1 - Chemistry: The Study of Change - Questions & Problems - Page 33: 1.77

Answer

(a) 0.501 % (b) 3.125 %

Work Step by Step

(a) $$percent \space error = \frac{|0.798 - 0.802|}{|0.798| }\times 100\%$$ $$percent \space error = 0.501 \%$$ (b) $$percent \space error = \frac{|0.864 - 0.837|}{|0.864| }\times 100\%$$ $$percent \space error = 3.125 \%$$
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