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. 1999 Feb 1;104(1):59–81. doi: 10.6028/jres.104.004

Table 3.

Final uncertainty coefficients for each compound where the expanded uncertainty is expressed by, U ≈ 2(Ba 2 + Ca + D)1/2. For values of a > 1 × 10−4, the relative expanded uncertainty can be simplified to Urel ≈ 2B1/2

Compound B C D Relative expanded uncertainty for a > 1 × 10−4
Benzene 2.6 × 10−4 4.2 × 10−9 2.7 × 10−14 3.3 %
Ethylene 1.1 × 10−4 8.5 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.1 %
Acetone 1.3 × 10−4 1.7 × 10−9 2.7 × 10−14 2.3 %
Ethanol 1.0 × 10−4 2.9 × 10−9 2.7 × 10−14 2.0 %
Methanol 1.0 × 10−4 6.6 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.0 %
2–Propanol 1.0 × 10−4 6.5 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.0 %
Ethyl acetate 1.0 × 10−4 6.3 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.0 %
n–Butanol 1.0 × 10−4 2.6 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.0 %
Bromomethane 2.0 × 10−4 3.3 × 10−9 2.7 × 10−14 2.8 %
Acetonitrile 1.0 × 10−4 3.1 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.0 %
Ethylene oxide 1.1 × 10−4 1.2 × 10−9 2.7 × 10−14 2.1 %
Propylene oxide 1.1 × 10−4 9.8 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.1 %
Methyl ethyl ketone 1.1 × 10−4 8.6 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.1 %
Ethyl tert–butyl ether 1.9 × 10−4 3.0 × 10−9 2.7 × 10−14 2.8 %
1,3–Butadiene 1.6 × 10−4 1.1 × 10−9 2.7 × 10−14 2.5 %
Acrylonitrile 1.0 × 10−4 6.4 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.0 %
Vinyl acetate 1.1 × 10−4 7.7 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.1 %
Toluene 1.4 × 10−4 2.2 × 10−9 2.7 × 10−14 2.4 %
Ethyl acrylate 1.0 × 10−4 3.0 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.0 %
Methyl tert–butyl ether 1.1 × 10−4 7.8 × 10−10 2.7 × 10−14 2.1 %
Sulfur dioxide 1.1 × 10−4 2.7 × 10−4 2.1 %