YEAR 7 PHYSICS MEASURING & DENSITY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS4. A student wishes to determine the density of a small, irregularly shaped stone. {a) With the aid of a labelled diagram, describe an experiment to determine the volume of the stone. Heaseri aj ae a Cobind &r 20 qe water jo Sto to Viz tml Vaz VOnql Inoldsstonmneosintisng. linder..and..cub.sainstaaber in ik ee sehen eding,....My Pf AMG tae Oto {b) (i) State the other quantity, apart from the volumes, that must be measured in order to determine the density. (ii) State the formula that is used to calculate the density.2. A student has been told to find the density of some liquid paraffin by measuring its mass and its lume. (2) Which piece of laboratory equipment should she use to measure the volume of the liquid paraffin? 9 Lsglinder. uf] (b) Which piece of laboratory equipment should she use to find the mass of the liquid paratfin? Licguc., sivineaSialithey.Coylinchs the balance. Receaucd nendoa@5s. Cn a) nts (@) These are the student's results. 6 2.4 80 OF gfud mass of liquid = 62.49 volume of liquid = 80cm? Calculate the density of the liquid paraffin, #3. Scbkrack’ mr-wmy te Rind the mass of Yhe Viquid .OR: 3. A student has a large number of coins of different diameters, all made of the same metal. She wishes to find the density of the metal by a method involving placing the coins in water. (@) State the formula needed to calculate the density. Masse a Jolume (b) Describe how the measurements of the required quantities are carried out. is holete tata cafutce.chemass. sala nentaneaS uty. clinch 7 Ah tren tbat A Seren Revie. hy. Suletiack * OF Nn el Ma, (©) State one precaution taken when carrying out the measurements in (b) to ensure that the result is as accurate as possible. Reaclmaansasating..co linden Levaltabbrattaanef menisep Level. swatkh.SeatefaCenimumensiniciiag SA ples (he averdl parallax ereror). Place.