Chemistry GCSE
Sensitivity and accuracy
What Sensitivity and accuracy means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sensitivity and accuracy
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Being more sensitive means detecting very low concentrations that chemical tests would miss, and being more accurate and precise gives reliable measurements rather than a qualitative colour change.
Topics that use Sensitivity and accuracy
- Instrumental methods (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Comparison of analytical methods
- Instrumental analysis
- Speed of analysis
- Accurate
- Instrumental methods
- Rapid
- Sensitive
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