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ESTIMATION OF MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY IN TESTING -CHEMICAL

Date(s) of Testing: 14/12/21 Sample Code: VCSPL/14/12/21/006

Parameter: Moisture Product: Butter Test Method:

1. Scope
This method covers the Uncertainty in the determination of moisture in butter sample.
2. Procedure
3gm sample is weighed, dried in Hot Air Oven @ 110 ± 5 °C for 2 hrs, cooled and reweighed.

3. Formula
Moisture,% =
where w = Moisture
W3 = Mass of Container with lid with wet in g
W2 = Mass of Container with lid with dry in g
W1 = Mass of Container with lid in g

4. Cause & Effect Diagram

Repeatability Mass of Sample after drying

Uncertainty in Moisture of samp

Mass Sample before drying

5. Equipments Used
1.Balance
2. Air Oven
6.Sources of Uncertainty
Type - A Type-B
1. Repeatability 1. Mass Sample before drying (Balance)
2. Mass Sample after drying (Balance)

7. Measurement of Uncertainty - Type-A

Trials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
W1, g 56.2367 50.4835 57.5678 61.3901 40.0708 36.7145 72.5389 72.0897
W3, g 59.3065 53.5244 60.6024 64.4776 43.0722 39.7226 75.5565 75.1179
W2, g 58.8245 53.053 60.1229 63.994 42.6008 39.2507 75.0844 74.6427
Moisture % 15.701 15.502 15.801 15.663 15.706 15.688 15.645 15.692

No. of Trials, p = 10 Average, Co , mg/L= 15.665

Std. Devn., σ = 0.07708 Std. Uncertainty, URep= σ/√p = 0.024373513

8. Measurement of Uncertainty - Type-B

8.1. Uncertainty due to Mass of Sample Before Drying (Balance)

Sample Weight Before Drying, g =
Uncertainty in Balance, UBalance =
Divisor, k =
Std uncertainty due to Mass of Sample Before Drying, USample_Mass_BD = SQRT (2 x (UBalance/k)2) =

8.2. Uncertainty due to Mass of Sample After Drying (Balance)

Sample Weight After Drying, g =

Uncertainty in Balance, UBalance =
Divisor, k =

Std uncertainty due to Mass of Sample After Drying, USample_Mass_AD = SQRT (2 x (UBalance/k)2) =

9. Uncertainty Budget

Rlat. Std.
Std. Uncert.
Type Description Value, X Uncert.
UX
UX/X
A URep, % 16 0.02437 0.00156 (Ux1)
B USample_Mass_BD g 3.0344 0.00007 0.00002 (Ux2)
B USample_Mass_AD g 2.5591 0.00007 0.00003 (Ux3)

Combined Uncertainty, UC = 0.02438

Expanded Uncertainty @ 95% confident level (k=2), UE = 2 * UC = 0.04876

10. Final Result

Moisture = 15.66 ± 0.05 %

9.1563700
477805E-
USample_Mass_AD 05
4.9335260
3470373E-
USample_Mass_BD 06
 9.1563700
477805E-
USample_Mass_AD 05
4.9335260
3470373E-
USample_Mass_BD 06
0.0010855
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0 0.0002 0.0004 0.0006 0.0008 0.001 0.0012

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36.7134 40.071
39.7331 43.1073
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15.611 15.637

3.0344
0.000104
2
SQRT (2 x (UBalance/k)2) = 0.00007

2.5591
0.000104
2

SQRT (2 x (UBalance/k)2) = 0.00007

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1. Scope

Parameter: Common salt Product: Butter Test Method: IS 3507: 1966, RA 2018

2. Measurement Procedure
50 ml Sample was taken for analysis + 1 ml of Potassium chromate , titrate against Silver Nitrate Standard Solution.

3. Formula

NaCl,% = TV*N*5.844/M

Where
N = Normality of Silver Nitrate
M= Mass of Sample, g

5. Equipment Used
1. Weighing Balance 2. Glasswares

6. Sources of Uncertainty
Type - A Type - B
1. Titre Value (Burette)

1. Repeatability 2. Sample weight(Balance)

3. Normality of Silver Nitrate

7. Measurement of Uncertainty -Type A

The observations are made under same condition of measurement.
Trials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Titre Value for Sample,
mL 20.7 20.7 21.1 20.5 20.8 20.5 20.7 20.4 20.7

Sample weight,g 5.0458 5.0271 5.1729 5.0416 5.1276 5.0375 5.0838 5.0084 5.0934

Chloride, mg/L 2.28 2.29 2.27 2.26 2.26 2.27 2.27 2.27 2.26

No. of Trials, p = 10 Average, =

Standard Deviation, σ = 0.01039 Standard Uncertainty, URep= σ/√p =

8. Measurement of Uncertainty -Type B

8.1. Uncertainty due to Titre Value:

Uncertainty in Burette, mL, UBurette = 0.00600 Average of , mg = 20.66

k= 2 (Titration 2 times)
Standard Uncertainty due to Titre Value, UTrV = SQRT(2 x (UBurette/k)2) =
8.2. Uncertainty due to Sample Weight:
 Uncertainty in Balance , Ubalance = 0.00010 Sample weight = 5.0673
k= 2
Standard Uncertainty due to Sample Weight, SQRT (2 x (UBalance/k)2) =

8.3. Uncertainty due to Normality of Silver Nitrate:

1 g Std NaCl to 1000ml SMF

10ml of above std solution tirated Vs AgNo3

Strength of AgNO3, N

0.0953
Weight of NaCl, g = 0.4120 Uncerainty in Balance, mg = 0.000104 (k=2)

Purity of NaCl, % = 1001.00 Uncertainty in Purity, % = 0.4 (k=2)

Titre Value, ml= 3.7 Uncertainty inBurette, ml = 0.05
Pipetted Volume, ml= 25 Uncertainty inPipette, ml = 0.05
Madeup Volume, ml= 500 Uncertainty inSMF, ml = 1.6

Relative
Std
Std.
Uncertai Divisor, Uncert,
X Uncertai
nty, U D UX
nty,
=U/D
UX/X
Purity 10.01 0.04004 2 0.02002 0.002 u1
Mass(Balance), g 0.4120 0.00000 2 0.00000 0.00000 u2
SMF(1000ml), ml 500 1.6 2 0.8 0.0016 u3
Tire Value(Burette), ml 3.70 0.05 2 0.025 0.00676 u4
Pipetted Volume(ml) 25 0.05 2 0.025 0.001 u5

Standard Uncertainty due to Strength of AgNO3, UAgNO3 = =

9. Uncertainty Budget

Type Description Value, X Std. Uncert. UX Relat. Std. Uncert. UX/X

A URep, mg/L 2.27 0.0033 0.0014

B Utr.V mL 20.66 0.0042 0.000205
B UVS mL 5.07 0.0001 0.000015
B UAgNO3 N 0.0953 0.0006950 0.007295
 Combined Uncertainty, = 0.01689

Expanded Uncertainty @ 95% confident level (k=2), UE = 2 * UC = 0.03379

10. Final Result

NaCl = 2.27 ± 0.03 %

7: 1966, RA 2018

ard Solution.

10

20.5

5.0

2.27

2.27
0.0033

0.00424
0.00007

0.000695

Ux1
Ux2
Ux3
Ux4
0.01689

0.03379