Answer:
D. 4.20%
Explanation:
Given the following data:
Accepted value = 524 degrees
Experimental value = 546 degrees
To find the percentage error;
Percent error can be defined as a measure of the extent to which an experimental value differs from the theoretical value.
Mathematically, it is given by this expression;
[tex] Percent \; error = \frac {accepted \;value - experimental \; value}{ accepted \;value} *100[/tex]
Substituting into the equation, we have;
[tex] Percent \; error = \frac {524 - 546}{ 524} *100[/tex]
[tex] Percent \; error = \frac {22}{524} *100[/tex]
Note: the negative sign is ignored when calculating percentage error.
[tex] Percent \; error = 0.04199 *100[/tex]
Percent error = 4.199 ≈ 4.2%
