5. A standardized mass was known to weigh exactly 5.0000g. It was weighed on a newly
acquired, uncalibrated balance as 5.001g. Calculate the absolute error and the percent error.

Absolute error

% Error 5

Explanation:

The absolute error is the the difference in the measured value and the actual value of a quantity.

Here the actual value is grams

The measured value is grams

Absolute error

Percent error

Where AE stands for absolute error and AV stands for absolute value.

%