In an experiment to determine the molar mass of an unknown solid acid, a student calculated the following results:   Trial # Molar mass (g/mol) 1 117.29 2 132.04 3 146.82 Average 132.05   The actual molar mass of the acid is 132.02 g/mol, therefore these results are:      accurate and precise      accurate but not precise      precise but not accurate      neither accurate nor precise      it is impossible to say with the given information

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In an experiment to determine the molar mass of an unknown solid acid, a student calculated the following results:

 

Trial # Molar mass (g/mol)
1 117.29
2 132.04
3 146.82
Average 132.05

 

The actual molar mass of the acid is 132.02 g/mol, therefore these results are:

   

 accurate and precise

   

 accurate but not precise

   

 precise but not accurate

   

 neither accurate nor precise

   

 it is impossible to say with the given information

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