A Chemistry 20 student uses a thermometer and a hot plate and measures the boiling point of ethyl alcohol to be 71.2 °C. Then, she looks in a reference book and finds that the actual boiling point of ethyl alcohol is 78.4 °C. What is her percent error? Do not show your work in the space provided. Record only your final answer with the correct number of significant digits and the proper units. Answer:

A Chemistry 20 student uses a thermometer and a hot plate and measures the boiling point of ethyl alcohol to be 71.2 °C. Then, she looks in a reference book and finds that the actual boiling point of ethyl alcohol is 78.4 °C. What is her percent error? Do not show your work in the space provided. Record only your final answer with the correct number of significant digits and the proper units. Answer:

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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