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Chemistry: Measurements And Significant Figures

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Measurements and significant figures are important in Chemistry because it shows how accurate something is, and it shows which place value is the estimated one if/when used correctly. In this lab, the density for water that was found is 0.99g/mL and the percent error was 1%, and 1% is good. An error that could have occurred while finding the density for water was that the measurement were not exactly correct because not everything is going to be perfect.
The density for Copper that was found was 8.5g/mL, and the percent error was 5%, and 5% is fair. An error that occurred during the lab for Copper was; there were air bubbles trapped in the metal shot which resulted in a higher mass and volume. This error effected both the mass and volume

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