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Date May 2011 Marks available 1 Reference code 11M.1.sl.TZ1.30
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Determine Question number 30 Adapted from N/A

Question

A burette reading is recorded as \(27.70 \pm 0.05{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}\). Which of the following could be the actual value?

I.     \({\text{27.68 c}}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}\)

II.     \({\text{27.78 c}}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}\)

III.     \({\text{27.74 c}}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}\)

A.     I and II only

B.     I and III only

C.     II and III only

D.     I, II and III

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

Two respondents stated that the wording of this question was vague. However, this in fact was the easiest question on the entire paper for candidates with 91.01% of candidates getting the correct answer, B.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 11: Measurement and data processing » 11.1 Uncertainties and errors in measurement and results
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