a chemist is doing some measurements with a thermometer that is accurate to 1 degree k and a pressure gauge that is accurate to 2 bars. Using the equation for the ideal gas law, V=C T/P, where C is a constant and V is volume, T is temperature in Kelvin and P is pressure in bars, how far off on volume(Leave C in the problem and ignore it) can he be assuming max error on each measurement assuming he measure 13 bars and 340 degrees K?

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a chemist is doing some measurements with a thermometer that is accurate to 1 degree k and a pressure gauge that is accurate to 2 bars. Using the equation for the ideal gas law, V=C T/P, where C is a constant and V is volume, T is temperature in Kelvin and P is pressure in bars, how far off on volume(Leave C in the problem and ignore it) can he be assuming max error on each measurement assuming he measure 13 bars and 340 degrees K? 

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