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If the true value for a result is 2.00 g and a student takes 2 measurements and reports the results as 1.95 g and 1.93 g, then we can conclude that:


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The values are accurate

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The value are neither precise nor accurate

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The values are precise

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The values are both precise and accurate

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Solution

The correct option is C

The values are precise


Precision indicates how closely repeated measurements match each other. Since both the values are close to each other, they are precise and since their is a difference between the mean value and true value, they are not accurate.


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