II. Density via Burette (50.00 mL) and Four-place Analytical Balance
Trial Mass Volume Density Deviation from Average Density
1 8.82 g 9.11 mL 0.97 g/mL +/- 5.85 g/mL
2 8.59 g -0.58 mL -14.8 g/mL +/- -9.92 g/mL
3 8.29 g -10.4.mL -0.80 g/mL +/- 4.08 g/mL
Average 8.57 g -0.62 mL -4.88 g/mL +/- 0.003 g/mL
Inherent Instrument Error Calculation (refer to the formulas at the end of the report):
Inherent error for volume measured via a burette: +/- 0.025 mL/reading
Inherent error for mass measured via a four-place analytical balance: +/-0.0002 g/reading
Error in mass: g (use formula 1) % Error in mass % (use formula 3)
Error in volume: mL (use formula 2) → % Error in volume % (use formula 4)
Error in density: g/mL (use formula 6) ← % Error in density % (use formula 5)