Suppose your thermometer is off by 1.5 oc i.e. it reads values that are 1.5 oc higher. how would this affect the results in this

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Suppose your thermometer is off by 1.5 oc i.e. it reads values that are 1.5 oc higher. how would this affect the results in this

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Chemistry

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larisa86 [58] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-29T19:26:55+03:00

I assume that the experiment is about calculating the enthalpy of a reaction.
If you consistently use the thermometer for all procedure in the experiment, the effect will be negligible because all temperature will be increased by 1.5 °C.

In enthalpy calculation, the energy is determined by the temperature differences. If the final and initial temperature increased by 1.5 °C, then the difference will not be changed.