The Density Den (Experiment 4.3)
Taken from Obook (aim, materials and method)
Date: Monday 15th June
Partners: Nicole and Grace
Introduction:
- When people think of Archimedes they often think of the famous tale of his bath, and how he helped discover density whilst unknowingly using the displacement method. -
Density is the mass and volume of substances which is different in the 3 states of matter. The density of the 3 matters can often be affiliated with the amount of space in-between the particles. In the matter gas particles are quite spread out so they have a low density whether as in the matter Solid particles are tightly packed together and have a higher density.
Density is often used when comparing the heaviness of two objects.
STATION A
Aim: To measure the density of liquid water
Materials:
10-mL measuring cylinder
50-mL measuring cylinder
Electronic balance
Water
Calculator
Method:
1.Measure the mass of the 10-mL measuring cylinder. Record its mass in grams.
2. Remove the measuring cylinder from the balance and add 6.0 mL of water to it.
3. Measure the mass of the cylinder and water. Calculate the mass of the water by subtracting kkthe mass of the cylinder from the combined mass of the cylinder and water.
4. Calculate the density of the water (see Numeracy lab on page 145) and record your answer.
5. Repeat the experiment with the 50-mL measuring cylinder and 20mL of water. Calculate the kkdensity of water.
6. To obtain the third measurement of the
Conclusion: The purpose of this lab was to find the relationship between the mass and the volume of the four samples. The densities from least to greatest were shortest(4), short(3), medium(2), and longest(1). Density can vary with temperature, and that could cause errors in the collected data. A real world application of density is icebergs. Icebergs float because they are less dense than the water around them. The icebergs are made of frozen freshwater but they are surrounded by very cold salt water. Initially, salt water has a higher density than freshwater and the low temperatures of the water cause the density to increase even more. The salt water and its increasingly high density allows for the less dense icebergs to float. Knowing this about density is good to know so we can figure out how things in the world work, like how and why massive icebergs float in the middle of the
5. Calculate the mass of the water by subtracting “Mass A” from “Mass B.” Record the mass of the water in Data Table 4.
because each of the objects displaced the water by 1 mL, their mass over that mL is their density.
CHM130 Lab 6 Exploring Density Name A. Data Tables Place your completed Data Tables here Part IIIa (3 points) Volume of water in graduated cylinder (mL)10 mlMass of rubber stopper (g)11.15Volume of water and rubber stopper (mL)16.5 Part IIIb (6 points) Volume of water in graduated cylinder (mL)20Mass of iron nail (g)3.66Volume of water and iron nail (mL)20.5 Part IV (20 points) Type of Aluminum FoilMass (g)Length (cm)Width (cm)Volume (cm3)Thickness (cm)Regular.63g15 cm 10.02 cm.21 cm3.0014 cm Heavy Duty.97g15 cm10.01 cm .36 cm3.0024 cm B. Follow Up Questions Show all work for questions involving calculations. Part I Use the concepts/vocabulary of density to explain why the liquids formed layers in Part I of the procedure. (8 pts)
1. What do you think would happen if you threw a block of Styrofoam™ into the water? The Styrofoam will float
First, I will get my materials and set up the scale and 10 mL cylinder and refraction cell. I will check the size of the graduated cylinder to find out the volume. (LxHxW) That will equal 40.5mL for volume. I will see how much the cell weighs alone, and then I will 0 out the scale to see how much the water weighs. Then I will see how much the water and the cell weigh together. I will do this for the cell and cylinder. I will check to see if the density I calculated is what it is supposed to be at 1.00.
Procedure: Using distilled water, premeasured containers and objects determine displacement of fluids and density of objects. Use ice and heat measure temperatures in Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin.
the Archimedes’ principle method? Why? The water displacement method is more accurate. The string used to suspend the object in the Archimedes’ Method could
The volume of a small test tube and a thin-stemmed pipet were determined in this section of the lab. Water was poured into a small test tube until the water reached the very top edge of the test tube. The test tube was then emptied into a plastic 25 mL graduated cylinder and volume was measured and recorded into data table 3. A think-stemmed pipet was completely filled with water. Drops were carefully counted and emptied into the empty plastic 25 mL graduated cylinder until the water level reached 1 mL. The number of drops in 1 mL was recorded into data table 3. The thin-stemmed pipet had a total volume of 4 mL and that was also recorded into data table 3.
2. In order to calculate the density of a solid or liquid sample, what measurements are needed?
Determine the weight of the water by subtracting the weight of the vial with water by the weight of the vial on its own.
* By using the dropper and measuring cylinder, 7 ml sodium carbonate solution was added to the test tube
2. Fill a flask with pure water (0% sugar), another with 0.2M water, another flask with 0.4 M water, and another flask with 0.8M water.
In Measuring and Understanding Density, several experiments were performed to find density of regularly shaped objects, irregularly shaped objects, liquids and gasses. An additional experiment was done to find the specific gravity of a sampling of liquids. The purpose of the experiment was to provide a better understanding of density and to be able to extrapolate unknowns based upon these calculations. The experiments yielded data in keeping with Kinetic-molecular theory in regards to the density of water versus its temperature. Key measurements and formulae were also used to determine densities of metal and plastic objects as well as irregularly shaped rocks. It is possible to find the density of an object (be it liquid, gas or
After that, it is crucial to convert the mass to volume. The water density at a temperature will aid this process. The compliance of the Volume Occupied by 1.000g of Water Weigh in Air table is deemed necessary throughout the comparison.