The most important question for the students to answer is what the discovery did to society. Did it change society in any way or better something?
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now, according to question,
If he was 30.8% too low, it means that he was at 69.2% of the boiling point needed. So 50o C is 69.2% of total.
In order to know what 100% is, you can divide the number by it's percentage and then multiply it by a hundred.
So: 50/30.8=1.623
1.623*100=162.3
So the correct boiling point of the liquid he was working with in the lab is 162.3 oC