Five calcite, CaCO3CaCO3 (MM 100.085 g/mol), samples of equal mass have a total mass of 12.1±0.1 g12.1±0.1 g. What is the average mass and absolute uncertainty of calcium in each sample? Assume that the relative uncertainties in atomic mass are small compared the uncertainty of the total mass.

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Five calcite, CaCO3CaCO3 (MM 100.085 g/mol), samples of equal mass have a total mass of 12.1±0.1 g12.1±0.1 g. What is the average mass and absolute uncertainty of calcium in each sample? Assume that the relative uncertainties in atomic mass are small compared the uncertainty of the total mass.

Five calcite, CaCO, (MM 100.085 g/mol), samples of equal mass have a total mass of 12.1 + 0.1 g. What is the average
mass and absolute uncertainty of calcium in each sample? Assume that the relative uncertainties in atomic mass are small
compared the uncertainty of the total mass.
average mass: 969
mg
absolute uncertainty:
mg
Transcribed Image Text:Five calcite, CaCO, (MM 100.085 g/mol), samples of equal mass have a total mass of 12.1 + 0.1 g. What is the average mass and absolute uncertainty of calcium in each sample? Assume that the relative uncertainties in atomic mass are small compared the uncertainty of the total mass. average mass: 969 mg absolute uncertainty: mg
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