A Student Makes Several Measurements of the Density of an Unknown

question 50

Multiple Choice

A student makes several measurements of the density of an unknown mineral sample. She then reports the average value of these measurements. The number of significant figures she uses in her result should be a measure of its

• A)accuracy.
• B)precision.
• C)systematic error.
• D)determinate error.
• E)human error.

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