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Upon a Lifetime → School & Study Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full possible errors in a lab functionality. Chemistry Lab Reports Started by hyori , Jan 18 2008 03:18 AM sources of error in chemistry lab This topic has been archived. This means that you cannot reply to this topic. 6 replies to this topic
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#1 hyori hyori faq.asianfanatics.net Members+ 718 posts Posted 18 January 2008 - 03:18 AM This problem has only arisen this past school year because when I took this same Chem course in
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University last year, we wern't required to write out discussions. Ok, so... this year we have had to do discussions, as hinted at the end of the last sentence, and we're required to talk about the 'sources of error' but not 'human sources of error'. I thought all main sources of error was done by humans... can someone list some potential sources of error sources of error in a biology lab that are NOT done by humans? Back to top #2 mv_288 mv_288 Super Poster Forum Masters 14682 posts Posted 18 January 2008 - 03:50 AM it really depends. it could be the accuracy of the balances. like some measure to 1 decimal place, other round up to 3, etc. accuracy of the instruments you use for measuring. it's usually pretty hard to find error tho. Back to top #3 aznsnipa aznsnipa faq.asianfanatics.net Members+ 175 posts Posted 18 January 2008 - 05:25 AM yeah, i would say something like a measuring instrument too. For example, if u use a string to measure how long something is, most-likely it will be inaccurate becuz the string might not be stretched out enough. So, to improve this measuring process u would go use a normal ruler lol. Sry im 2 lazy to make a better example lol Back to top #4 mommo mommo faq.asianfanatics.net AF-newbie 12 posts Posted 18 January 2008 - 06:26 AM All lab equipment, beakers, flasks, even graduated cylinders and balances all have a certain error to it, usually its written on it. For example chem equipment at my school have 10
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 their goals is to minimize errors, and
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to be aware of what the errors may be. Significant digits is one source of error definition biology way of keeping track of how much error there is in a measurement. Since they know that all results contain errors, non human sources of error scientists almost never give definite answers. They are far more likely to say: "it is likely that ..." or "it is probable that ..." than to give an exact answer. As a science student you https://afspot.net/forum/topic/493804-chemistry-lab-reports/ 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 little or no control. There is just as great a chance that the measurement is too big as that http://www.digipac.ca/chemical/sigfigs/experimental_errors.htm 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 referring to the procedure of an experiment. Here is a procedure for a simple experiment to measure the density of rubbing alcohol (iso-propanol). Materials: digital electronic balance that can be read to 0.01 g 100 mL graduated cylinder, mark
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