Question

Assume you have measured your little metal sphere's diameter to be 2.500 ± 0.005 cm and its mass to be 63.00 ± 0.05 g.

Answer 1

Answer:

V = (8.2 ± 0.1) cm³ ,    % = 1.2%

Explanation:

The volume of the sphere is

             V = 4/3 π r³

     

The error in volume is

           ΔV = 4 / 3 π r² Δr

           DV = 4 π r² Δr

Let's calculate

         V = 4/3 π (2.500 / 2)³

         V = 8,181 cm³

         ΔV = 4 π 2,500²/4    0.005

         ΔV = 0.098 cm³

         V = (8.2 ± 0.1) cm³

The equation for the percentage error is

     % = ΔV / V 100

      % = 0.1 / 8.2 100

       % = 1.2%