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Lab 1

The document details a lab experiment focused on the calibration of a pipet and the use of an analytical balance, including data on water density, mass measurements, and calculated volumes. It presents statistical analyses such as mean, median, standard deviation, and relative errors for various pipet volumes, concluding that the 25 mL pipet is the most precise. The average volume delivered by the pipet was found to be 9.999 mL, which does not meet the expected range of 10 mL ± 0.02 mL.

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The document details a lab experiment focused on the calibration of a pipet and the use of an analytical balance, including data on water density, mass measurements, and calculated volumes. It presents statistical analyses such as mean, median, standard deviation, and relative errors for various pipet volumes, concluding that the 25 mL pipet is the most precise. The average volume delivered by the pipet was found to be 9.999 mL, which does not meet the expected range of 10 mL ± 0.02 mL.

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Lab 1: Calibration of a Pipet and Use of the Analytical Balance

Noa Williams

9/8/2023

Test Temp of Density of Mass of Mass of Mass of Volume of Calculated


water (˚˚ water weighing bottle and water (g) water (ml) standard
C) (g/ml) bottle (g) water (g) deviation
(mL)
1 20 0.998232 24.11 34.04 10.02 10.04 0.0385
2 20 0.998232 24.11 34.02 9.915 9.933 -0.0685
3 20 0.998232 24.11 34.16 10.05 10.07 0.0685
4 20 0.998232 24.19 34. 12 9.936 9.954 -0.0475

Table 1: Calibration of Pipet Data

Formulas/ Calculations:

1. Volume of water (mL)= Mass of water (g)/ Density of water g/mL)

Trial 1
Volume of water: (10.02g)/(0.998232g/mL)
= 10.04 mL

2. Q- TEST
There are no low or high data points, therefore there are no outliers.

3. The mean (average) for the volume data:

Mean: ∑ of all data points / number of data points


Mean= ( 10.04 mL +9.933 mL + 10.07 mL + 9.952 mL) / 4= 9.999 mL

4. Median for volume data:


Median: 10.0015 mL

5. Calculated Deviation from the mean of each of the volume data points:
Deviation: Data point volume(mL)−Mean volume(mL)

Trial 1
10.04- 10.0015= 0.0385

Trial 2
9.933- 10.0015= -0.0685

Trial 3
10.07- 10.0015= 0.0685
Trial 4
9.954- 10.0015= -0.0475

6. Standard Derivation of Volume Data:


.100

√ 1
4−1
( 10.04−10.0015 )2 + ( 9.933−10.0015 )2 + ( 10.07−10.0015 )2+(9.954−10.0015)2

= 0.1102

7. Variance of Volume Data


Variance= s^2
= .0121

8. Relative Standard Deviation in parts per thousand of volume data:


s/x *1000 ppt
= 0.1102/9.999 *1000

= 11.02 ppt

9. Coefficient of variation of volume data:


s/x *100%
= .1022/ 9.999 *100%= .01022%

10. 95% confidence interval for the volume delivered by the pipet

Confidence interval = mean mL ± (t-value)(standard deviation mL)/ ( sqrt N)

Confidence level at 95% = 9.999 mL ± (3.18) (.1102) / sqrt 4

= 9.999 mL ± 1.4428 mL

11. From my calculation, the average value delivered by my volumetric pipet is 9.999 ml which
doesn’t fit the range of 10 mL ± 0.02 mL.
12. The volume when using the pipet should be recorded to the second decimal place.
13. Percent Relative Volume Errors for pipets with volumes 1, 5, 10, 25 mL

Percent Relative Error = (Xi-Xt)/ Xt *100%

Percent Relative Error for 1 mL = 0.006/ 1*100%

= 0.6%

Percent Relative Error for 5 mL = 0.01/ 5 *100%

= 0.06%
Percent Relative Error for 10 mL

0.02 / 10 *100%

= 0.2%

Percent Relative Error for 25 mL

0.03/ 25 *100%

= 0.12%

14. According to question 13, when you use a volumetric pipet, the more volume it can deliver the
less relative error would exist whenever you are doing measurements.
15. The best volumetric pipet to use is the 25 mL pipet because it is the more precise according to
the relative error.

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