Question

A thermoter placed in boiling water reads 96.5C. Since the accepted value of the boiling point of water is 100.00C what is the percent error for the thermometer

Answer 1

Percent error = 3.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Percent error is a way to measure the accuracy of your experiment (How close is the measurement regard to theoretical value). The formula is:

|Measure - Theoretical| / Theoretical * 100

Where measure was 96.5°C and theoretical 100.0°C

|96.5°C - 100°C| / 100°C * 100

Percent error = 3.5%