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What type of exception does a program raise when it uses the float function to convert a non-numeric string to a number?

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Final answer:

The program raises a ValueError exception when it uses the float function to convert a non-numeric string to a number.

Step-by-step explanation:

The program raises a ValueError exception when it uses the float function to convert a non-numeric string to a number.

For example, if we try to convert the string 'Hello' to a float using the float function, it will raise a ValueError.

Here is an example of how the exception can be raised:

number = float('Hello')

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