PHA 317 Exam 1

PHA 317 Exam 1
How closely a measured value is to the correct value is ___
Accuracy
How closely individual measurements are relative to each other is ___
Precision
Regarding significant figures, ALL nonzero digits are ___
(i.e. - 12.768)
Significant
Regarding significant figures, a zero is ___ when followed by a nonzero number.
(i.e. - 12.076)
Significant
Regarding significant figures, a zero after a decimal and before a nonzero number is
___
(i.e. - 0.02)
not significant
Regarding significant figures, a zero after a decimal and following a nonzero number is
___
(i.e. - 0.20)
Significant
Regarding significant figures, a zero before a decimal is ___
either significant or not significant depending on increments of the tool used for
measuring (10 g increments vs 1 g increments on a scale)
NLT means ___
not less than
NMT means ___
no more than
NLT and NMT are abbreviations used when talking about ___
USP monographs
Rounding is ___ with USP monographs.
not acceptable
89.9% can be equal to ___ but not ___
90% ; 90.0%