Question

the boiling point of ethanol is 78.40 C. A student conducts an experiment and finds a boiling point of 75.70 C. What is the student's
percent error ?

Answer 1

Answer:

3.40% corrected to 1dp

Explanation:

78.4-75.7=2.7

percentage error = error/original value× 100

= 2.7/78.40×100

= 3.44387755102040

= 3.40% corrected to 1dp