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Herzo
Lv 5
Herzo asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 1 decade ago

Uncertainty question for dividing?

if I have 0.05g +/- 0.001g divided by 24.305g/mol what would be my answer with uncertainties...

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  • LS
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    If you are trying to find the number of mols and you are not sure then you can have a range

    assume its +.001 so the you get 0.051 and you will get 0.0020983

    assume its -.001 so then you get .049 and you will get 0.0020160

    You can have an answer between 0.0020983-0.0020160 huge difference cause you are working with a small number

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