Name: Victor Yan Date: 13 September 2011 Lab Partner: Introduction to Measurement and Technique Purpose: To develop an intrinsic

sense of density and to become familiar with typical pieces of laboratory equipment and their uses and limitations. Abstract: The most effective form of measurement was using the buret to fill the graduated cylinder. The least effective form of measurement was using the beaker to measure volume. During the second part of the experiment, the diet soda floated more than the regular soda. I suspect that this is due to the fact that the corn syrup used within regular soda is much denser than its diet counter part. Procedure: Part 1: Calculating Densities of Liquids Volume measurements using graduated cylinders: 1) First I weighed a 100 ml graduated cylinder and got a mass 2) I added 20 ml of distilled water to the graduated cylinder and recorded the new mass 3) Step two was repeated three times Volume measurements using burets: 1) First I weighted a 100 ml graduated cylinder and got a mass 2) I then attached and emptied 20 ml of distilled water into the graduated cylinder 3) The graduated cylinder was then weighed and I recorded the mass 4) I emptied out the water and dried the graduated cylinder 5) Steps 2-4 were repeated three times Volume measurements using beakers: 1) I took a 50 ml beaker and tared it 2) Then exactly 20 ml of distilled water were added to the beaker 3) I recorded the mass of the water 4) Then I emptied and dried the beaker 5) Steps 1-4 were repeated three times Part 2: Analyzing Floating/Sinking Phenomena Using Density 1) I observed my TA demonstrate the soda can demonstration 2) I recorded my findings and the end results Part 3: Calculating the Density of a Solid 1) I tared a 50 ml beaker 2) I added five zinc pellets and found the total mass of the pellets using the displacement of the water 3) I added 20 ml of water into a 100 ml graduated cylinder 4) Then I added the five zinc pellets and recorded the new volume of water 5) I poured the water out and collected the zinc pellets and dried them off 6) Steps 3-5 were repeated two times

Data/Calculations: In the lab I weighed out masses and got volumes of objects seen in the tables below: Part 1: Calculating Densities of Liquids Volume measurements using graduated cylinders: Graduated Mass Density Calculations: 19.58g/20mL=.9790g/ml Cylinder (g) (g/ml) Trial 1 19.58 0.979 19.49g/20mL=.9745g/ml Trial 2 19.49 0.9745 19.25g/20mL=.9625g/ml Trial 3 19.25 0.9625 Volume measurements using burets: Object Mass (g) 100 ml graduated cylinder 101.47 Buret Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Graduated Cylinder Volume (ml) 25.8 25.7 25.5 Mass (g) Calculations: (120.22g-101.47g) / (25.8ml-5ml) =.90144g/ml (120.33g-101.47g) / (25.7ml-5ml) =.91111g/ml (120.43g-101.47g) / (25.5ml-5ml) =.92455g/ml

Density (g/ml) 0.9014 Trial 1 120.22 4 0.9111 Trial 2 120.33 1 0.9245 Trial 3 120.43 5 Volume measurements using beakers: 50 ml Mass Density Calculations: 18.28g/20ml=.9140g/ml Beaker (g) (g/ml) Trial 1 18.28 0.914 18.45g/20ml=.9225g/ml 19.27g/20ml=.9635 Trial 2 18.45 0.9225 Part 3: Calculating the Density of a Solid Calculations: Zinc Mass Trail 3 19.27 0.9635 28.95g/4ml=7.238g/ml Pellets (g) 28.94g/4ml=7.235g/ml Trial 1 28.95 Trial 2 28.94 Trial Zinc Pellet Volume (ml) Density (g/ml) Displacement Trial 1 4 7.238 Trial 2 4 7.235 Conclusion: 3. Do the densities of two different compounds have to be identical to conclude that the liquids are the same? The answer to this question is not straightforward and is what is called

experimental uncertainty. When making measurements, it is possible that two students that have the same liquid might measure different densities. How might this happen? -This is possible due to the fact that the densities are different due to the fact that the compounds might have slight differences, and that human error will also change the different variables. 4. Consider if 2 liter bottles of soda and diet soda had been used instead of cans in the floating/sinking demonstration. Would this have affected the experiment? Why or why not? -This would have had no effect due to the density of the sodas being the same. No matter the mass/volume the density of the sodas will stay the same. 5. What do your observations about the cans of soda and diet soda suggest to you about the relative sweetness of regular sugar and artificial sweetener? -Because the regular soda is denser, I would say that the regular sugar used within it is much sweeter than the artificial sweetener. 6. Why can we use multiple pieces of zinc pellets to measure the volume and density? Do you think you would get a more accurate density by using more pellets or less pellets? -The reason why multiple pieces of zinc pellets can be used is because they are all zinc. Therefore that means that no matter the change in mass or volume, the density shall remain unchanged. Thus showing that changing the number of pellets one uses will have no effect on the accuracy.