The difference between a student's experimental measurement of the density of sodium chloride and the known density of this compound reflects the __________ of the student's result.
A)accuracy
B)precision
C)random error
D)systematic error
E)indeterminate error

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Accuracy refers to how close a measured value is to the true or accepted value. The difference between the student's measurement and the known density indicates the accuracy of the result.

The Difference Between a Student's Experimental Measurement of the Density