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Wednesday 10 February 2010

Percentage Error from equiptment used.

*An error is half the smallest possible reading.*

The errors can come from:
  • Thermometer: reads to nearest degree celcius, half = +/- 0.5 degrees celcius error.
  • Balance: Reads to two decimal places, so the error is half of 0.01, therefore, +/-0.005g
Working out errors:
Balance error- We weighed on the balance twice, therefore, times eror by two = 0.01, then:
0.01/mass weighed (calculated). You then multiply this by 100 to get the percentage error.

So:
  1. Multiply error by how many times used. (I.e., two readings = multiply by two.)
  2. Divide this by the mass weighed, which you should have calculated.
  3. Multiply by 100 to reach the % error. (:
Thermometer Error-
  1. Times the error by how many times used read off the thermometer. (So, two, would be 0.5 x 2 = 1) :D
  2. Then you divide this by the difference in tempereature, which you should have calculated, or been given.
  3. Multiply by 100 to get the % error.
Thereeeyougooo. All done for today, more tomorrow possibly, or friday. (:

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