20. You are given a cube of pure copper. You measure the sides of the cube to find the volume and weigh it to find its mass. When you calculate the density using your measurements, you get 8.78 grams/cm³. Coppers accepted density is 8.96 g/cm³. What is your percent error? A) 1% D) 2% B) 0.02% C) 0.01%

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20. You are given a cube of pure copper. You measure the sides of the cube to find the volume and
weigh it to find its mass. When you calculate the density using your measurements, you get 8.78
grams/cm³. Coppers accepted density is 8.96 g/cm³. What is your percent error?
A) 1%
B) 0.02%
C) 0.01%
D) 2%
Transcribed Image Text:20. You are given a cube of pure copper. You measure the sides of the cube to find the volume and weigh it to find its mass. When you calculate the density using your measurements, you get 8.78 grams/cm³. Coppers accepted density is 8.96 g/cm³. What is your percent error? A) 1% B) 0.02% C) 0.01% D) 2%
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