Experiment : Understanding the concept of density

Aim : To study the density of solids and liquids

Materials : Water , cork , sand , petrol
Apparatus: 100 ml measuring cylinder , beaker
Procedure :
1) I put water, petrol and sand followed by the cork into the measuring
cylinder
2) I drew what observed about the substances in a diagram
Observation:

i) Cork, sand , water and petrol are matter.

ii) Based on the substances used , examples of :
a. Solid : cork, sand
b. Liquid : petrol, water
iii) Floats on water : cork and petrol
iv) Sink in water : sand
v) Sink in petrol : water and sand
vi) The density of these substances affect their buoyancies

Discussion and analysis :

6.1
i) Cork floats on water because it is less dense than water.
ii) Sand sinks in water because it is more dense than water.
iii) Cork float on petrol because it is less dense than petrol. Water sinks in
petrol because it is more dense than petrol
iv) Sequence of the densities of substances in ascending order

Cork Petrol Water Sand

6.2
i) The buoyancy of a substances depends on its density
ii) A less dense solid/substances floats in a more dense liquid.
iii) A denser/more dense substances sink in a less dense liquid.
6.3
Substances Density (gcm-3)
Cork 0.25
Petrol 0.75
Ice 0.92
Water 1.0
Sand 2.6
Mercury 13.6

i) Using the result and table predict the position of ice and mercury if all
the substances were put together in a gas jar
 ii) Draw a suitable diagram and label the substances

iii) Based on the results and table of densities , the substances are
classified into two group based on the common property
Float on water Do not float on water
Cork Sand
Petrol Mercury
Ice

iv) Another criteria we can use to group the substances is buoyancy of

substance in petrol

Conclusion:
Different substances have different densities