Physics Laboratory Report: Physics 300-03

Lab #12 Archimedes Principle

Experiment #10
Marina Estrada
Laura Martinez
Abraham Perez
Group #4
11/01/2017
 Quantity Value Unit
g 10 m/s2
rwater 1000 kg/m3

Table 10-1. Cubes' dimensions and masses in air and water.

Quantity L1 L2 L3 m m'
Aluminum 0.0250 0.0252 0.0251 0.0447 0.0275
Copper 0.0250 0.0252 0.0251 0.1453 0.1294
Steel 0.0250 0.0252 0.0251 0.1277 0.1116
Brass 0.0250 0.0252 0.0251 0.1377 0.1213
PVC 0.0250 0.0252 0.0251 0.0217 0.0061
Nylon 0.0250 0.0252 0.0251 0.0189 0.0025
Units m m m kg kg

Table 10-2. Results.

Quantity V m - m' B=(m-m')g mdisp

Aluminu
m 1.58E-05 0.0172 0.172 1.58E-02
Copper 1.58E-05 0.0159 0.159 1.58E-02
Steel 1.58E-05 0.0161 0.161 1.58E-02
Brass 1.58E-05 0.0164 0.164 1.58E-02
PVC 1.58E-05 0.0156 0.156 1.58E-02
Nylon 1.58E-05 0.0164 0.164 1.58E-02
Units m3 kg2 kg2/g kg/m3
 Table 10-3. Results

Values
n 6
Regression Eq. 0.0164
R2 1

Table 10-4. Slope and Intercept.

Theo Exp Units

Slope 1.0 0.9972 kg/kg
Intercept 0.0 0.0164 kg/kg
Table 10-5. Percentage difference

slope 0.28
Intercept 3.712135585
Unit %