You measured the volume of a gas to occupy 2.5 L, but you read the units wrong and it really occupied 2.5 mL (theoretical.) What was your percent error

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Answer: The percentage error is, 99900 %.

Explanation:

To calculate the percentage error, we use the equation:

[tex]\%\text{ error}=\frac{|\text{Experimental value - Accepted value}|}{\text{Accepted value}}\times 100[/tex]

We are given:

Experimental value of volume = 2.5 L

Accepted (theoretical) value of volume = 2.5 mL  = 0.0025 L    (1 L = 1000 mL)

Putting values in above equation, we get:

[tex]\%\text{ error}=\frac{|2.5-0.0025|}{0.0025}\times 100\\\\\%\text{ error}=99900\%[/tex]

Hence, the percentage error is, 99900 %.