Blunders And Human Error

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Possible Errors in this experiment are blunders, human error, and errors due to external influence. One of our blunders was igniting the chip before taking the mass of it. Human error could have occurred if the thermometer was touching the side of the beaker. Since the calorimeter hid this mistake from view, it would have gone unsolved. In the final test of our calorimeter, after the chip began combusting, it curled around the stand, which blocked the flame from the beaker.

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