Percent Error Formula: Find the % Error in Lab w/ 10 mL Water
Sep 17, 2011 · I need to find the percent error from a lab I did in class. i have all the data but I don't know what would be used for the theoretical weight and experimental weight in the …
Sig figs/certainty in percent error calculation - Physics Forums
Dec 9, 2019 · Hello, all. Quick question about how to apply sig figs in percent error problems. Eg. If the actual/target value is 1.95 g and we measure 1.87 g, then...
Percent Error When Measured Value is 0 - Always 100%
Nov 14, 2004 · How do you get the percent error when the accepted value is very small and the measured value is 0? No matter what the accepted value is if the measured...
Percent error in conservation of momentum lab confusion
Feb 15, 2019 · Okay, so I did an elastic collision with Vernier carts and magnets. The results seem pretty good. Cart one started with -0.1205 kg*m/s ended with +0.1027...
Calculating Percent of Kinetic Energy Lost • Physics Forums
Feb 22, 2012 · Homework Statement We are doing a lab in my physics class. We have to calculate the percentage of Kinetic energy lost in an inelastic collision. I believe...
Solve % Error in Specific Heat Capacity: Eh = mcΔT - Physics Forums
Jun 19, 2010 · I have this question for homework and I'm well stuck! The specific heat capacity of a liquid was found by heating a measures quantity of the liquid for a certain length of time. The …
Uncertainty error of resistors in parallel • Physics Forums
Jul 27, 2014 · Homework Statement Find the Uncertainty of the Total Resistance of two (2) parallel-connected resistors: R1 = 2.2 kΩ ± 5\% \ ;\ R2 = 1.8 kΩ ± 20\%...
Adding error to a percentage change • Physics Forums
Sep 20, 2018 · You are looking to determine the percent decrease in the measurements You have two fixed errors for the final and initial measurements. Why didn't you calculate the …
Calculating Percent Error When Accepted Value is 0
Nov 11, 2007 · Calculating percent error becomes problematic when the accepted value is zero, as this leads to division by zero, which is undefined. In such cases, percent error cannot be …
Linear approximation and percentage error • Physics Forums
Oct 10, 2019 · I found the linearization, L (x) = -0.0001x+0.2 and I found L (1/99) = 0.0199989899. Then I tried to put that value into my percentage error formula along...