Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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ISBN: 9780534420123
Author: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.44QE
A measurement’s true value is 17.3 g. For each set of measurements, characterize the set as accurate, precise, both, or neither.
- (a) 17.2, 17.2, 17.3, 17.3 g
- (b) 16.9, 17.3, 17.5, 17.9 g
- (c) 16.9, 17.2, 17.9, 18.8 g
- (d) 17.8, 17.8, 17.9, 18.0 g
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