Answer to Question #265139 in General Chemistry for Lim

General Chemistry

Question #265139

Ruth takes her body temperature using a digital thermometer. The thermometer reads

35.6 .C. However, her actual body temperature is 36.5 C. What is the relative error in

the temperature reading?

Expert's answer

Relative error "=\\frac{36.5-35.6}{35.6}=0.025"

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