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The error in measurement may occur due to_________________?

Correct answer: D. Due to all reasons in A, B and C

  • A. The inexperience of a person
  • B. The faulty apprentice
  • C. Inappropriate method
  • D. Due to all reasons in A, B and C

Explanation

Inexperience, faulty apparatus, and an inappropriate method can all produce a difference between a measured value and the accepted value. Hence all listed reasons are possible; students may choose c because method-related error is the most directly stated scientific cause.

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