A source of error is any factor that may affect the outcome of an experiment. There are countless conceivable sources of error in any experiment; you want to focus on the factors that matter most. Identify each source of error specifically and then explain how that source of error would have affected the results. Keep in mind that an "error" to a scientist does not mean "mistake"; it more closely means "uncertainty".
Many students are tempted to say "human error", but this term is vague and lazy; any decent teacher will not accept it. Instead, think about specific things that happened during the lab exercise where the end results may have been affected.
To give an example one might find in a bio lab: perhaps a water bath's temperature was not monitored very carefully and you found that an enzyme's activity was greater than you expected. In that case, you could write something like,
"The temperature of the water bath during this exercise was not monitored carefully. It is possible that it was warmer or cooler than intended, and this would have affected the enzyme activity accordingly. The fact that our enzyme activity was found to be higher than expected leads me to believe that perhaps the water bath was too warm."
Answer:
B) Electrons are located in the cloud-like areas around the nucleus.
Explanation:
The quantum mechanical model of the atom does not consider the path through which an electron travels. It rather estimates the probability of where electrons can be found at each energy level.
The region of maximum probability of where an electron is located is sometimes called an electron cloud or orbital. Each orbital of an atom and the electrons accomodated are described completely by a set of four quantum numbers.
Answer:
2,760 grams NaCl
Explanation:
To find grams of NaCl, you need to (1) convert moles of Na to moles of NaCl (via mole-to-mole ratio from reaction) and (2) convert moles of NaCl to grams (via molar mass from periodic table). The final answer should have 3 significant figures based on the given measurement.
2 Na + Cl₂ --> 2 NaCl
Molar Mass (NaCl) = 22.99 g/mol + 35.45 g/mol
Molar Mass (NaCl) = 58.44 g/mol
47.2 moles Na 2 moles NaCl 58.44 grams
---------------------- x --------------------------- x ------------------------- =
2 moles Na 1 mole NaCl
= 2,758.368 grams NaCl
= 2,760 grams NaCl
Answer:
Sulfuric acid contains 2 hydrogen atoms, 1 sulfur atom, and 4 oxygen atoms.
Explanation:
Answer:
1. Many different hypotheses will be tested.
Explanation:
Scientists test every hypothesis they make for their investigation, before moving onto bigger conclusions.
