Lab Report for Density

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The Density of Solids and Liquids By: Maxwell Coulter Date: September 16 2013 Partners: Joey Kraczs, Liz Nace | Ethyl Alcohol | Distilled Water | Copper Sulfate | Mass of empty beaker (g) | 50.29 | 50.29 | 50.29 | Mass of beaker and liquid (g) | 94.83 | 99.36 | 100.9 | Mass of liquid (g) | 44.54 | 49.07 | 50.61 | Volume of liquid (mL) | 50 | 50 | 50 | Density of liquid (g/mL) | .891 | .9814 | 1.012 | Accepted value for density (g/mL) | .789 | 1 | 1.3 | Percent error (%) | 12.92 | 1.86 | 22.2 | Data Page: # of copper pieces added | Cumulative mass (g) | Cumulative volume (mL) | 5 | 10.01 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 29.95 | 3.5 | 6 | 40.02 | 4.5 | 4 | 50.11 | 5.5 | | 8 Gauge | 18 Gauge | Length of wire (cm) | 15.2 | 27.2 | Mass of wire (g) | 10.68 | 2.01 | Calculated diameter (cm) | .2 | .1 | Accepted value for diameter (cm) | .3 | .1024 | Percent error (%) | 33 | 2.344 | Calculations: Density = Mass/Volume Percent Error = ( IT-EI / T ) x 100 Mass of liquid = mass of liquid and beaker – the mass of the beaker r = Square root [(V)/(PI x h)] Analysis: Our results from this lab show that the densities we found were indeed very close to the accepted values for certain liquids. The results may vary a little bit due to rounding errors or human mistakes. We also saw that as you add ten grams of copper the volume increases by 1mL. Liquids: See data tables for questions 1 through 3 in the liquids section. Copper: 1. M A S S (g) Volume (mL) 2. Slope is equal to rise over run therefore 50.11/5.5 = 9.11 g/ml 3. Volume = Mass/Density 8 Gauge = 1.17 mL 18 Gauge = .22 mL 4. r = .313cm for 8 gauge wire r = .101cm for the 18 gauge wire 5. Actual Density = 8.9333 g/mL Percent error = 1.97% Questions: 1. The

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