Apparatus Error Measuring Cylinder
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error'). Experimental uncertainty arises because of: Limits in the how exact the measuring apparatus is. This is the precision of the apparatus. Imperfections in experimental procedures. Judgements made
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by the operator. When can my results be said to be precise? If measuring cylinder uncertainty you repeat a measurement several times and obtain values that are close together, your results are said to be precise. If
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the same person obtains these close values, then the experimental procedure is repeatable. If a number of different people carry out the same measuring procedure and the values are close the procedure is reproducible. burette error What is a systematic error? A systematic error is one that is repeated in each measurement taken. If this is realised after the experimental work is done, it can be taken into account in any calculations. What are random errors? Even the most careful and experienced operator cannot avoid random errors. However, their effect can be reduced by carrying out a measurement many times (if the opportunity exists) and 100 cm3 measuring cylinder uncertainty working out an average value. Let's look in more detail at 'built-in' uncertainty of some laboratory equipment... Some measurement uncertainties are given below: EquipmentMeasurement to the nearest: Balance (1 decimal place)0.08 g Balance (2 decimal place)0.008 g Balance (3 decimal place)0.0008 g Measuring Cylinder (25 cm3)0.5 cm3 Graduated Pipette (25 cm3, Grade B)0.04 cm3 Burette (50 cm3, Grade B)0.08 cm3 Volumetric Flask (250 cm3, Grade B)0.2 cm3 Stopwatch (digital)0.01 s Calculating the percentage uncertainty (often called percentage error) ... Now try calculating the following percentage uncertainties... 1.00 g on a 2 decimal place balance 10.00 g on a 2 decimal place balance 1.00 g on a 3 decimal place balance 10 cm3 in a 25 cm3 measuring cylinder 25 cm3 in a 25 cm3 measuring cylinder 25 cm3 in a 25 cm3 graduated pipette (Grade B) 25 cm3 in a 50 cm3 burette (Grade B) 250 cm3 in a 250 cm3 volumetric flask (Grade B) 50 s on a digital stopwatch 8% 0.8% 0.08% 5% 2% 0.16% 0.32% 0.08% 0.02% Comparing uncertainties like those calculated above 'might' help you to decide which stage in an experimental procedure is likely to contribute most to the overall experimental uncertainty. How about thermometers...? Spirit filled thermometers are regula
We're using the word "wrong" to emphasize a point. All experimental data is imperfect. Scientists know that their results always contain errors. However, one of
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their goals is to minimize errors, and to be aware of what the uncertainty of pipette errors may be. Significant digits is one way of keeping track of how much error there is in a
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measurement. Since they know that all results contain errors, scientists almost never give definite answers. They are far more likely to say: "it is likely that ..." or "it is probable http://www.avogadro.co.uk/miscellany/errors.htm that ..." than to give an exact answer. As a science student you too must be careful to learn how good your results are, and to report them in a way that indicates your confidence in your answers. There are two kinds of experimental errors. Random Errors These errors are unpredictable. They are chance variations in the measurements over which you as experimenter have http://www.digipac.ca/chemical/sigfigs/experimental_errors.htm little or no control. There is just as great a chance that the measurement is too big as that it is too small. Since the errors are equally likely to be high as low, averaging a sufficiently large number of results will, in principle, reduce their effect. Systematic Errors These are errors caused by the way in which the experiment was conducted. In other words, they are caused by the design of the system. Systematic errors can not be eliminated by averaging In principle, they can always be eliminated by changing the way in which the experiment was done. In actual fact though, you may not even know that the error exists. Which of the following are characteristics of random errors? Check all that apply. a) doing several trials and finding the average will minimize them b) the observed results will usually be consistently too high, or too low c) proper design of the experiment can eliminate them d) there is no way to know what they are It is not easy to discuss the idea of systematic and random errors without ref
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