Calibration of a measuring instrument is

A) the process of breaking in the instrument when it is new.

B) the process of putting oil in all the moving parts of the instrument.

C) comparing and adjusting the instrument's measurement to get the data that you expect during your experiment.

D) comparing and adjusting the instrument's measurement to match a known quantity or another correctly functioning instrument's measurement.

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Valentina Cisneros

4 December, 05:46

Calibration of a measuring instrument is

A) the process of breaking in the instrument when it is new.

B) the process of putting oil in all the moving parts of the instrument.

C) comparing and adjusting the instrument's measurement to get the data that you expect during your experiment.

D) comparing and adjusting the instrument's measurement to match a known quantity or another correctly functioning instrument's measurement.

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Spicy · Answer 1

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Calibration can be defined as The process in which we compare values or adjust the values of the instruments or system against a standard calibrator.

The output and accuracy of the standard instruments are known so the interments whose value is not correct can be corrected using the standard instruments

This is known as calibration.

Kolten Hopkins · Answer 2

yes D is the right answer. calibration is to check and fix the errors of an instrument like pipette calibration.