Answer to Question #319045 in Organic Chemistry for darkryll

Question

the uncertainty associated with a temperature calculated from two readings of a 0^oC and 110^oC thermometer is 1^oC.calculate the percentage uncertainty associated with a temperature difference of 8.0^oC. give your answer to 2 significant figures

Answer 1

The uncertainty between 0^o C and 110^o C is 1^o C

$\frac{\delta ^oC}{T}= \frac{1}{110}= 0.0090$

for 8 ^oC temperature difference = $8\times 0.0090= 0.0727 ^oC$