Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Errors and uncertainties

Errors and uncertainties — practice question

A student determines the density of a liquid by finding its mass and its volume. The measurements are summarised below. mass of empty beaker $= (20 \pm 1)\,\text{g}$ mass of beaker + liquid $= (70 \pm 1)\,\text{g}$ volume of liquid $= (10.0 \pm 0.6)\,\text{cm}^3$ He works out the density of the liquid correctly as $5.0\,\text{g cm}^{-3}$. What is the uncertainty in this value?

  • A$0.3\,\text{g cm}^{-3}$
  • B$0.5\,\text{g cm}^{-3}$
  • C$0.6\,\text{g cm}^{-3}$
  • D$2.6\,\text{g cm}^{-3}$

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