Question

Abigail obtained 18.9 grams of calcium carbonate after performing a reaction. From her calculations, she knew she should have obtained 9.9 grams. What was her percent error? Round your answer to one place behind the decimal. Do not include the unit.

Answer 1

Answer:Percent error= 90.9%

Explanation:

Percent error or percentage error is defined as the  percentage of the  difference between a measured value usually from an experiment and an exact  value in comparison to the exact number.

its formula is thus

Percent error = experimental value - exact or actual value /exact value x 100

=(18.9 - 9.9 /9.9 ) x 100= 9/9.9) x 100

0.909 x 100 = 90.90 = 90.9%