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Experiment 1 Density
PART 1

Density of an Unknown Solid

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Mass

49.501 g

50.251 g

49.425 g

Initial Volume, Vi

59.2 mL

62.2 mL

68.2 mL

Final Volume, Vf

65.1 mL

68.3 mL

75.5 mL

V (V of unknown)

5.9 mL

6.1 mL

7.3 mL

8.4 g/mL

8.2 g/mL

6.7 g/mL

Density (in g/mL)

Average Density
PART 2

7.7 g/mL
Calibration of a Buret
Final Buret
Volume, Vf

V, report
to nearest
0.01 mL

Mass of
Beaker

Mass of
Beaker &
Water

Mass of
Water

Beaker

Initial Buret
Volume, Vi

0.00 mL

12.0 mL

12.0 mL

88.334 g

98.958 g

10.624 g

0.00 mL

11.0 mL

11.0 mL

101.657 g

111.662 g

10.005 g

0.00 mL

11.5 mL

11.5 mL

78.368 g

88.465 g

10.097 g

0.00 mL

11.0 mL

11.0 mL

68.447 g

87.398 g

18.951 g

PART 2

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Calibration of a Buret (continued)

Beaker

Volume of Water As
Calculated from Density
Table

Absolute Error

Percent Error

0.99724 g/mL

0.65

6.5%

0.99747 g/mL

0.03

0.3%

0.99747 g/mL

0.12

1.2%

0.99747 g/mL

8.99

89.9%

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EXPERIMENT 1 SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS:

1.

The density of air is 1.29 g/L. What volume will 4.00 g of air occupy?

2.

What is the mass of a piece of iron which has a volume of 120.0 mL and a density of 7.20
g/mL?

3.

A 50.00 mL pipet delivers 39.67 g of kerosene (d = 0.8172 g/mL). What is the percent error in the
pipet?