In an organic chemistry laboratory in denver colorado, a pure organic liquid is distilled by two students each has taken a sample from the same reagent bottle. one students reports a boiling point of 14 dregree below the actual boiling point of the liquid; the other studetns reports a boiling point 10 degree above the acutal boiling point of the liquid. one of the students has reported a correct boiling point while the other students has reported a incorrect boiling point and has probably made one or more common experimental errors. Which students has reported the correct boiling point? what are som possible errors the student could have made?
States of Matter
The substance that constitutes everything in the universe is known as matter. Matter comprises atoms which in turn are composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons. Different atoms combine together to give rise to molecules that act as a foundation for all kinds of substances. There are five states of matter based on their energies of attraction, namely solid, liquid, gases, plasma, and BEC (Bose-Einstein condensates).
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Which students has reported the correct boiling point?
what are som possible errors the student could have made?
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