Question

question 7. a student measures the mass of a sample as 9.67 g. calculate the percentage error, given that the correct mass is 9.82 g.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate absolute error

$|9.67 - 9.82| = 0.15$

Step2: Compute percentage error

$\frac{0.15}{9.82} \times 100 \approx 1.53$

Answer:

1.53%