[CHM 111] Purity of KHP Lab Report

[Andrew J. Pounds]

On 11/7/20 1:09 PM,  wrote:
> Dr. Pounds,
> When we are calculating the average deviation for this lab, do we need
> to use the percentages as percentages (for example, if I had 62.20%,
> would I use this number as a percentage, so 0.6220?), or do we use the
> percentages as whole numbers (using 62.20% as 62.20)? Hopefully, this
> makes sense. Let me know if I need to clarify my question. 
>
> Thank you!


Since you are reporting percentages (e.g. - 62.2%) and not fractions
(e.g. - 0.622), I would report your deviation as a percentage.

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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds_aj at mercer.edu)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Director of the Computational Science Program
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627

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