A student determines the density of an object to be 5.9 g/mL. The actual density is 5.78 g/mL. The student then calculates the percent error and gives the answer as -2.03%. What is wrong with this calculation? You may assume that the student's density was appropriately determined from experimental data, including number of significant digits. (Select all that apply.) The percent error should always be positive. The student incorrectly multiplied the result by 100. The final answer should only have 2 sig figs. The student divided by 5.9 but should have divided by 5.78, which was the actual value. The student divided by 5.78 but should have divided by 5.9, which was the experimental value. The final answer should only have 1 sig fig.

A student determines the density of an object to be 5.9 g/mL. The actual density is 5.78 g/mL. The student then calculates the percent error and gives the answer as -2.03%. What is wrong with this calculation? You may assume that the student's density was appropriately determined from experimental data, including number of significant digits. (Select all that apply.) The percent error should always be positive. The student incorrectly multiplied the result by 100. The final answer should only have 2 sig figs. The student divided by 5.9 but should have divided by 5.78, which was the actual value. The student divided by 5.78 but should have divided by 5.9, which was the experimental value. The final answer should only have 1 sig fig.

Chemistry

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305957404

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

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

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

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