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Sorry for the delay in replying - I've been on holiday! You seem to have considered all the obvious sources of error - if you are happy that the temperature is consistent; that the apparatus has no leaks and you are not losing gas in any way (I didn't receive your picture), then I think the only other error could be that some of the hydrogen peroxide has already partially decomposed. If you leave bottles open, or use sample from different bottles you may well find they will vary over a period of time; it does decompose fairly quickly in a warm room or sunlight. (I have also known students to use dirty apparatus and a small trace of catalyst left in a flask will mess up the conc of hydrogen peroxide!) I hope that helps, Kevin
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