A student performs this experiment and determines that 1.2 grams of CO2 was lost, but based on their limiting reagent calculations, 1.3 grams of CO2 was expected to be lost. What is the % error for this student's experiment?

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A student performs this experiment and determines that 1.2 grams of CO2 was lost, but based on their limiting reagent calculations, 1.3 grams of CO2 was expected to be lost.  What is the % error for this student's experiment?

DrBob222 · Answer

delta g lost = 0.1 %error = (0.1/1.3)*100 = ?