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What is the main characteristic of systematic errors?
What is the main characteristic of systematic errors?
- They affect all data in a set differently
- They vary in magnitude for replicate measurements
- They have an assignable cause and affect all data in a set in the same way (correct)
- They result in random errors in measurement results
Which type of error results from nonideal chemical or physical behavior of analytical systems?
Which type of error results from nonideal chemical or physical behavior of analytical systems?
- Personal errors
- Instrumental errors
- Method errors (correct)
- Constant error
What defines a constant error?
What defines a constant error?
- It is independent of sample concentration (correct)
- It decreases as the size of the quantity measured increases
- It is caused by nonideal instrument behavior
- It varies with the size of the sample taken for analysis
How do proportional errors behave with the size of the sample taken for analysis?
How do proportional errors behave with the size of the sample taken for analysis?
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