UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES

Iñigo St., Bo. Obrero, Davao City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering Department

CE 321
Hydraulics

LABORATORY REPORT
EXPERIMENT No. 1
Determination of Density of common liquid
(oil, water, dishwashing liquid)

PREPARED BY SUBMITTED TO
JAINAR, TRESHA ROELLE R. ENGR. JEF V. DE LEON
Group Name Section
GROUP 1 CE 4-3
EXPERIMENT PERFORMED REPORT SUBMITTED
February 21, 2019 February 26, 2019

OBJECTIVE(S)
 Students would be able to determine the density of the liquid.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

 To determine the density of the common liquid (water, oil, dishwashing
liquid.

DISCUSSION
Density is defined as the mass per unit volume of a fluid. Every fluid has its
corresponding density. In this experiment we used water, oil and dishwashing
liquid. We will get their corresponding mass and volume so that we can get their
density.
PROCEDURES
1. Find the mass of an empty graduated cylinder in grams.

2. Pour 50 mL of water into the graduated cylinder. Try to be as accurate as

possible by checking that the meniscus is right at the 50-mL mark. Use a
dropper to add or remove small amounts of water.

3. Weigh the graduated cylinder with the water in it. Record the mass in
grams.

4. Find the mass of only the water by subtracting the mass of the empty
graduated cylinder. Record the mass of 50 mL of water in the chart.

5. Use the mass and volume of the water to calculate density. Record the
density in g/cm3 in the chart.

DATA AND RESULTS

 Mass of
Mass of
Liquid and Mass of Volume of
Graduated
Liquid Graduated Liquid Liquid
Cylinder
Cylinder (g) (ml)
(g)
(g)
Water 152 g 200.3 g 48.3 g 50 ml
Oil 140.7 g 185.9 g 45.2 50 ml
Dishwashing
152 g 202.9 g 50.9 g 50 ml
Liquid

Density:
Massof Liquid
ρ=
Volume of Liquid
-Water -Dishwashing Liquid

48.3 50.9
ρw = =0.966 g/cm3 ρDL = =1.018 g/cm3
50 50

-Oil

45.2
ρo = =0.904 g/cm3
50

Liquid Density (g/cm3)

Water 0.966

Oil 0.904

Dishwashing Liquid 1.018

OBSERVATION(S)
We prepared three common liquids, which is the water, oil, and
dishwashing liquid. We put 50 ml each of the liquid in every graduated cylinder,
after putting the liquid into the cylinder we get the mass and volume of it in order
to get the density of the liquid.

CONCLUSION(S)
We conclude that the density of the liquid that we used was 0.966 g/cm3
(for water), 0.904 g/cm3 (for oil), and 1.018 g/cm 3 (for dishwashing liquid). We will
use this data for the experiment 2 which is the viscosity of the common liquid.
RECOMMENDATIONS
 It is recommended to use small scale balance when weighing the
graduated cylinder and with the liquid in it.
 When you pour a liquid in the graduated cylinder, always check its
meniscus if it is in 50-ml mark.
 Read thoroughly the level of liquid in the cylinder on the lower meniscus of
the liquid to produce accurate results.