a student measured the density of gold to be 18.5g/cm3. the accepted value of the density of gold is 19.3g/cm3. what is the percent error of the students measurement

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a student measured the density of gold to be 18.5g/cm3. the accepted value of the density of gold is 19.3g/cm3. what is the percent error of the students measurement

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Absolute value of (18.3-19.3)= 1.
and then divide (1/19.3) and multiply by 100 to get
5.18%

Arie Osdorp answered Jul 15, 2019

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