Lab 1 - Measuring Density Lab

Desmond Berlingeri
Name: ______________________________ Feb. 07 2018
Date: ________________________________
Tharnie Vallikanthan
Instructor: ___________________________
Show all work for full marks. Where required, apply rounding and significant digit rules. /20 marks
REPORT SHEET
Part A – Determination of the density of a regular solid (3 marks)

Object Mass Volume Density

Cube 127.4g 15.6cm3 8.17g/cm3

Cylinder 5.1g 3.7324cm3 1.4g/cm3

Sphere 6.0g 2.1447cm3 2.8g/cm3

Calculations:
Part B – Determination of the densities of irregular solids (5 marks)

Object Mass Volume Density

Clothes Pin 8.1g 15mL 0.57g/mL

Rock 14.0g 5mL 3g/mL

Nut & Bolt 16.0g 2mL 8g/mL

Plastic Diamond 3.9g 4mL 1g/mL

Thread Spool 4.0g 0.5mL 8g/mL

Calculations:
Part 3 – Determination of the density of a liquid (3 marks)

Substance Mass of grad. Mass of Mass of Volume Density

cylinder liquid and liquid
grad. cylinder

Tap Water 20.4g 40.1g 19.7g 20mL 1g/mL

Sea Water 20.4g 40.5g 20.1g 20mL 1g/mL

Pancake Syrup 20.4g 46.7g 26.3g 20mL 1g/mL

Calculations:
Review Questions
1. In order to determine the density of a substance, it is necessary to find both the mass of a
sample of the substance and the volume of the sample (2 marks; ½ mark each point).
(a) State briefly how you would determine the mass of the sample if it is (i) a solid; (ii) a
liquid?
i) A solid can be measured simply by placing it onto a calibrated scale.
ii) To measure the mass of a liquid, the container's mass must first be measured. The container's mass must
then be subtracted from the mass of the liquid in the container, in order to get the mass of the liquid only.

(b) How would you determine the volume of a sample if it is (i) a regular solid; (ii) an
irregular solid; (iii) a liquid?
i) The length, width, and height of the object must be recorded using a ruler, and equated using the formula V =
L x W x H.
ii) Measure the volume of a liquid and subtract the difference after the solid is dropped in.
iii) Pour liquid into a graduated cylinder and read the volume markings provided.

2. An empty graduated cylinder has a mass of 45.6 g. When filled with 38.6 mL of a liquid, the
total mass of the container and the liquid is 58.2 g. Calculate the density of the liquid (1 mark).
D = M/V
D = 12.6g/38.6mL
D = 0.326g/mL

The density of the liquid is 0.326g/mL

3. Calculate the unknown quantities in the following table (4 marks):

Mass Volume Density
123 g 48.6 mL 2.53g/mL
30.8 g 80.3 cm3 0.384g/cm3
65.0 g 99.4mL 0.654 g/mL

194g 59.6 cm3 3.26 g/cm3

4. What is the density of whole blood for a human (use units g/mL)? (2 marks)
1060kg/m3 -> 1,060,000g/m3 -> (100cm)3 = (1m)3 -> 1,000,000cm3 -> 1,060,000g/m3/1,000,000cm3 = 1.06g/cm3
1cm3 = 1mL Therefore, D = 1.06g/mL

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