Chemistry A-Level
percentage uncertainty
What percentage uncertainty means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of percentage uncertainty
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Reference: AQA
A value in the temperature change calculated from the resolution of the thermometer, which more solid in the same volume of water lowers.
Topics that use percentage uncertainty
- Calorimetry (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- heat change q
- extrapolation to time of mixing
- insulation and heat loss
- mass of solution
- specific heat capacity
- temperature against time graph
- temperature change
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