If pH (± 0.5 pH units) strips were used to determine the equivalence point at pH=8.5. What is the relative error (%) in pH at the equivalence point? I assumed it should be 0.5/8.5 * 100 = 5.88, rounded to 5.9 for sig figs. but I got the answer wrong. Please help and let me know how to solve this

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If pH (± 0.5 pH units) strips were used to determine the equivalence point at pH=8.5. What is the relative error (%) in pH at the equivalence point?

I assumed it should be 0.5/8.5 * 100 = 5.88, rounded to 5.9 for sig figs. but I got the answer wrong. Please help and let me know how to solve this.

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