Percent Error Equations Flashcards

1
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Theoretical Value/Yield

A

What you should have made in a perfect-world scenario

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2
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Experimental Value

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The amount you got in a lab

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3
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Percent Yield

A
  • What you produced compared to the theoretical value
  • Experimental Value/Theoretical Value * 100
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4
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Percent Error

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  • How far off your data is compared to the theoretical value
  • | theo - exp | / theo * 100
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