Two students each made four measurements of the mass of an object. Their results are shown in

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Two students each made four measurements of the mass of an object. Their results are shown in the table below. 

Four measurements: Their average: Student A 51.6, 50.8, 52.2, 50.2 g 51.3 g Student B 50.1, 49.6, 51.0, 49.4

The exact mass of the object is 51.0 g. Whose results are more precise, Student A’s or Student B’s? Whose results are more accurate?

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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