Question

The boiling of soy oil determined by a student in the laboratory turned out to be 319.5 oC. The accepted value of this melting point is 300 oC. What is the percent error in this reading?

Answer 1

Answer:

Percent error = 6.5%

Explanation:

Given data:

Measured value = 319.5°C

Accepted value = 300°C

Percent error = ?

Solution:

Formula:

Percent error = measured value - actual value / actual value × 100

Now we will put the values in formula.

Percent error = 319.5°C - 300°C/300°C × 100

Percent error = 19.5 °C /300°C × 100

Percent error = 0.065× 100

Percent error = 6.5%