Thread: Uncertainty calculations

Hello,

I'm having problems calculating the uncertainty for Q(energy).

The formula is as follows

Q = VIt

V=voltage
I= current
t=time

say V=10 +-0.05
say I= 5 +-0.005
say t= 120 +-0.005

What would the uncertainty in q be? As I understand it varies for each new reading of t in regards to Q.

Originally Posted by Mouseman

Hello,

I'm having problems calculating the uncertainty for Q(energy).

The formula is as follows

Q = VIt

V=voltage
I= current
t=time

say V=10 +-0.05
say I= 5 +-0.005
say t= 120 +-0.005

What would the uncertainty in q be? As I understand it varies for each new reading of t in regards to Q.

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Substitute the data and solve for .