General Chemistry Laboratory

Results: Determination of Density

I. Identifying objects:
OBJECTS MASS (kg) VOLUME (L) DENSITY (kg/L) IDENTITY
A 65.14 kg 3.38 L 19.27 kg/L Gold

B 0.64 kg 0.64 L 1 kg/L Gasoline

C 4.08 kg 4.08 L 1 kg/L Ice

D 3.10 kg 3.10 L 1 kg/L Water

E 3.53 kg 1.00 L 3.53 kg/L Diamond

II. Why do objects float?
SINK or
OBJECTS MASS (g) VOLUME (ml) DENSITY (g/ml)
FLOAT?
wood 13.30 g 15.6 ml 0.853 g/ml float

aluminum 5.60 g 1.1 ml 5.1 g/ml sink

plastic 4.00 g 4.1 ml 0.58 g/ml float

lead 20.00 g 1.8 ml 11 g/ml sink

cork 4.00 g 8.1 ml 0.50 g/ml float

steel 8.30 g 1.6 ml 5.2 g/ml sink

clay 15.60 g 8.5 ml 1.8 g/ml sink

rubber 5.90 g 4.9 ml 1.2 g/ml sink

candle 10.40 g 10.5 ml 0.990 g/ml float

QUESTIONS:
1. Describe some application of density measurement? Why is it important to know?
Density measurement is used to define and describe a pure substance. It also
specifies the proportion of the binary mixture to provide information on the structure
of mixtures. Furthermore, one example of an application of density is to understand
how an object or substance floats. "Fluid motion lamp" is an example of density and
buoyancy in motion as the blobs of oozing goo or slime-like shift in up and down
movement and different forms. These lamps consist of a glass container in which a
colored oily liquid is placed, which is not mixed with water and constitutes a second
step. The composition of the oil phase is at room temperature, its density is slightly
higher than the water, so it usually rests at the bottom of the bottle. When the lamp is
turned on it will produce heat that comes from the light bulb that makes the oil heat
up and suddenly reduces its density to a value below the water, causing the oil to rise
to the top of the container with up and down movement. And when the lamp is cool
down it will get back to its original place.
 In conclusion, density measurement is important because we can find the
volume of a substance like which liquid is a heavier flow or thicker molecules in it.
Thus, all substances tend to expand as they are heated, causing the same mass to
occupy a greater volume and lower the density.