Emma Ivory

Olivia Colafella
9.22.15
Density Lab

Purpose:
The purpose is to determine how the densities of different solutions effect how they
layer.

Procedure:
1.

A piece of the paper provide was taken and weighed to find the mass by its
self.
2. Then an estimated amount of salt was placed on the triple beam balance,
about 6 grams was measured and removed from the triple beam balance.
3. 20mL of water was measured using a smaller graduated cylinder and poured
into the Erlenmeyer Flask The salt that was just measured and the one drop
of blue food coloring is then placed into the Erlenmeyer Flask
4. The colored salt water is then swirled around in a circular motion until the salt
has dissolved.
5. When the salt dissolved then the mixture is poured into a lager graduated
cylinder, since it is the first to be poured in it doesnt matter if it was poured in
slowly or not.
6. Roughly 3 grams of salt was weighed with the piece of paper on the triple
beam balance.
7. 20mL of water was measured again and poured into the Erlenmeyer flask
along with one drop of green food coloring.
8. The liquid mixture was swirled until the salt was dissolved.
9. The graduated cylinder was tilted to a diagonal position and the liquid was
gently poured in so the mixtures didnt blend together.
10. Roughly 1.5 grams of salt was measured on the triple beam balance with the
piece of paper and dumped into the Erlenmeyer flask and 20mL of water was
measured and also poured into the Erlenmeyer.
11.One drop of yellow was added to the Erlenmeyer flask and was swirled around
until the salt was dissolved, step 9 was repeated again with the yellow
mixture.
12.20mL of water was measured and poured in the Erlenmeyer flask, one drop of
red was added to the water and swirled around until the red was the color of
the water, step 9 was repeated.
Data:

Solutions
Red
Yellow
Green
Blue
Calculations:

Mass of salt
(g)
0
1.60
3.30
6.30

Mass of paper
(g)
.20
.20
.20
.20

Mass of paper
and salt(g)
.20
1.80
3.50
6.50

1. (mass of red salt)+(mass of 20mL H20)

Volume of H20
2. (mass of red salt)+(mass of paper)
3. (mass of yellow salt)+(mass of 20mL H20)
Volume of H20
4. (mass of yellow salt)+(mass of paper)
5. (mass of green salt)+(mass of 20mL H20)
Volume of H 20
6. (mass of green salt)+(mass of paper)
7. (mass of blue salt)+(mass of 20mL H20)
Volume of H20
20mL
8. (mass of blue salt)+(mass of paper)

Density
(g/mL )
1.0
2.6
4.3
7.3

0g+20g = 1.0g/mL
20mL
0g+.20g=.20g
1.60g+20g=2.6g/mL
20mL
1.60g+.20g=1.80g
3.30g+20g=4.3g/mL
20mL
3.30g+.20g=3.50g
6.30g+20g=7.3g/mL
6.30g+.20g=6.50g

Conclusion:
The less density that the mixture had it was able to stay on top of the others.
Since red was the less dense it was able to sit on top of the other colors, without
blending together. If the blue would have been on top of the others then all the
colors would have blended together and the experiment wouldnt have had the
same outcome. All in all this lab worked because the densitys worked out in a way
that they were able to sit on each other without running together.