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Percent Error Practice Day 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Chemistry, percentage error is used in measuring the accuracy of the data collected during an experiment?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The weight of a table measured by a student is 20 Kg. The actual weight of the table is 23 Kg. What is the percent error in the student's measurement?

a)

43 %

b)

3%

c)

15%

d)

13%

3.

A Student determines the volume of a cube to be 4.6 cm3. What is the percent error if the the correct volume of the cube is 4.3 cm3?

a)

8%

b)

6%

c)

7%

d)

9%

4.

An actual measurement of a sample is 3.5 cm. The measured value is 2.5 cm. What is the percent error in the measurement?

a)

27%

b)

40%

c)

29%

d)

10&

5.

What is the percent error if the measured value is 30.0 g and the accepted value is 32.0 g?

a)

6.67%

b)

6.02%

c)

6.25%

d)

None of the above

6.

A student weighs a compound, they have 30 g. The student is supposed to have 40 g, what is the percent error?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

20%

d)

75%

7.

The boiling point of a chemical (Ethanol) is 78.40 Degrees Celsius. A Student conducts an experiment and finds the boiling point of 75.0 Degrees Celsius. What is the percent error of the student's measurement?

a)

3.57%

b)

3.44%

c)

96.56%

d)

2.7%

8.

The measured mass of a sample is 6.00 g. The actual mass of the sample is known to be 6.20 g. Calculate the error in the measurement.

a)

0.20 g

b)

12.0 g

c)

0.60 g

d)

Nine of the above

9.

The experimental value is higher than the the accepted value, the percent error will be a negative number.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Perecent Error is a common way of evaluating the precision of as measured value?

a)

True

b)

False