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qid 4514 · chemistry
Question: A student performs five titrations and obtains a mean result of 0.110 M, with a standard deviation of 0.001 M. If the actual concentration of the titrated solution is 0.100 M, which of the following is true about the titration results?
- Moderately accurate and precise
- Accurate but not precise
- Precise but not accurate
- Both accurate and precise
- Neither precise nor slightly accurate
- Neither accurate nor precise
- Highly accurate but imprecise
- Accurate but imprecise
- Precise and slightly accurate
Our answer: C. Precise but not accurate Source quote machine-checked (strict)
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OpenStax Chemistry 2e, Section 1.5 Measurement Uncertainty, Accuracy, and Precision
https://openstax.org/books/chemistry-2e/pages/1-5-measurement-uncertainty-accuracy-and-precision
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https://openstax.org/books/chemistry-2e/pages/1-5-measurement-uncertainty-accuracy-and-precision
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