Question

the melting point of a substance was determined to be 35.7 °c in the laboratory. the accepted value is 34.8 °c. determine the percent error in this experiment.

97.5%
1.03%
2.52%
2.59%

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate error value

$35.7 - 34.8=0.9$

Step2: Calculate percent - error

Percent error$=\frac{0.9}{34.8}\times100\%\approx 2.59\%$

Answer:

C. 2.59%