If a thermometer is miscalibrated to read 1.0 degrees Celsius higher than the actual temperature over its entire scale, will the reported molar mass of the solute be:
a. Too high
b. Too low
c. The same?
The same... There will be no affect?
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In what experiment? In a depression of freezing point or elevation of boiling point it won't matter since you measure only the difference. But it will matter in other experiments.
too high