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Boyd takes additional measurements of the mass of product formed in a reaction. He uses a balance that has smaller graduations than the first balance he used. What is Boyd most likely trying to change?

a. He is trying to increase his accuracy but not his precision.
b. He is trying to increase his precision but not his accuracy.
c. He is trying to decrease his precision and increase his accuracy.
d. He is trying to increase his precision and decrease his accuracy.

User B Johnson
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Answer:

A -He is trying to increase his accuracy but not his precision.

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User Sambath
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Answer:

a. He is trying to increase his accuracy but not his precision.

Step-by-step explanation:

Boyd was taking measurement of mass of product. He used different smaller graduations for the purpose of increasing accuracy. Thus, the purpose of using many readings and using many graduations to identify best possible accurate answer.

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