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Abigail obtained 18.9 grams of calcium carbonate after performing a reaction. From her calculations, she knew she should have obtained 9.9 grams. What was her percent error? Round your answer to one place behind the decimal. Do not include the unit.

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Answer:Percent error= 90.9%

Step-by-step explanation:

Percent error or percentage error is defined as the percentage of the difference between a measured value usually from an experiment and an exact value in comparison to the exact number.

its formula is thus

Percent error = experimental value - exact or actual value /exact value x 100

=(18.9 - 9.9 /9.9 ) x 100= 9/9.9) x 100

0.909 x 100 = 90.90 = 90.9%

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