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Colorimetric Analysis Lab

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Objective Objectives will be calculating densities of regular solids, determine the densities of solutions by plotting mass versus volume. Predict whether objects will sink or float in different solutions based on the densities of the solutions and objects. Materials
● Polyethylene cylinder white
● Acrylic cylinder (clear)
● Aluminum cylinder (silver)
● Graduated cylinder 50­ml
● electronic balance
● pipets
● spoons
● weighing boats
● plastic cups
● wax pencil
● ruler
● sugar (c12h22012)250g
● water 1liter
● non­Diet beverage 100ml
● microsoft graphing

Activity 1 Data of the Densities of Regular Solids
1. Using a balance, measure the mass of each cylinder in grams. Record the results in the Activity 1 Data Sheet.
2. Using …show more content…

Record these dimensions in Table 1.
5. Calculate the volume of each cylinder using the equation V = πr2h. The approximate value of π is 3.14.
6. Calculate the density of each cylinder by dividing its measured mass by its calculated volume (D = M/V).
7. Record the results in Table 1.
Activity 2
Data of the Densities of Solutions
1. Weigh an empty 50-mL graduated cylinder. Record the mass in Table 2.
2. Add 5 mL of water (0% sucrose) to the 50-mL graduated cylinder. Use the pipet to add or remove small quantities of liquid so that the water is exactly at the 5-mL mark.
3. Record the total mass of the liquid and graduated cylinder and liquid in Table 2.
4. Add more water until the cylinder contains 10 mL volume. Use the appropriate pipet to adjust the volume.
5. Record the total mass in Table 2.
6. Continue adding water in increments of 5 mL, and determine the mass of 15 mL, 20 mL, and 25 mL water. Record all of the data in Table 2.
7. Calculate the corresponding mass for each volume of water and record this information in Table 3.
8. Use a graphing program to create a scatterplot graph with the mass of the solution on the y-axis and the volume of the solution on the …show more content…

1. Based on the calculations of the densities of the solutions and cylinders, predict whether each cylinder will float or sink in each of the sucrose solutions and water. Record each of the predictions in Table

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