Chapter5: Errors In Chemical Analyses
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Problem 5.1QAP
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Is this correct or does the true value need the same sig figs as the estimated value?
![Estimated Value (EV) = 0.987 g/mL
True Value (TV) = 0.997120 g/mL
Percent Error
| EV - TV |
TV
x 100 =
| 0.987 - 0.997120 |
0.997120
x 100
| -0.01012 |
0.997120
x 100 = 1.01 %](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F058437de-4714-4f37-8e08-d9c834a67d38%2F2f85e155-55f3-49ec-a9c1-995893cea426%2F795f4fo_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Estimated Value (EV) = 0.987 g/mL
True Value (TV) = 0.997120 g/mL
Percent Error
| EV - TV |
TV
x 100 =
| 0.987 - 0.997120 |
0.997120
x 100
| -0.01012 |
0.997120
x 100 = 1.01 %
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