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Chemistry Lab: Accuracy, Precision, Tolerance by Scott Collier is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document contains an introduction to a chemistry laboratory and pre-lab questions. The student explains that accuracy refers to how close a measurement is to the expected value, while precision refers to the consistency of repeated measurements. Tolerance is defined as the total error allowed for a system. To identify five unknown solutions, the student proposes adding silver nitrate to test for precipitate formation and acids or bases to test for color changes.
- Author
- Scott Collier
- Language
- EN