The Difference Between a Student's Experimental Measurement of the Density

question 35

Multiple Choice

The difference between a student's experimental measurement of the density of sodium chloride and the known density of this compound reflects the __________ of the student's result.

• A)accuracy
• B)precision
• C)random error
• D)systematic error
• E)indeterminate error

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