Percent error equation
[(experimental value - accepted value) / accepted value] x 100%
measurement
a quantity that has both a number and a unit
scientific notation
a given number is written as the product of two numbers: a coefficient and 10 raised to a power
accuracy
a measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual or true value of whatever is measured
precision
a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another
accepted value
the correct value based on reliable references
experimental value
the value measured in the lab
error
the different between the experimental value and the accepted value
SI units
meter, kilogram, the kelvin, second, and the mole
kelvin scale
Celsius + 273 = K
Density
Density = mass/volume