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Implementation Significant sources of error Systematic errors * The temperatures on the mercury thermometer may be inexact e.g. may be out by one degree centigrade. * It has been assumed the volume of gas is contained in a compete cylinder when in fact this is not necessarily true, due to: o Spherical shape of the sulphuric bead above it o Residue in the tube o Changes of diameter within cylinder * The volume of air is being partly compresses by the weight of the sulphuric acid bead above it. Therefore the volume may not increase/decrease in proportion to how it would do naturally Random Errors * Eye reading of temperature readings are likely to cause a certain amount of inaccuracies. * The curve of the liquid bubble could lead to readings taken from different parts of the bubble making the results inaccurate. Most Significant Error The most significant systematic error is the measuring of the temperature of gas inside the...

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