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MEASUREMENT 1b To Determine the Density of Wuter using the

Regulur Cylinder.

Appul"tltus Cylinder used in 1(u), Spring b!:!.lunce weighing up to 1 newton,

beuker with_wt:1ter, cotton threud.

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1.0 H

,.,

water

....._____._ legul.ar c:ylin4s

Theory

By Archimedes' Principle;
the upthrust on the cylinder = weight of displaced wt1ter,
i.e. the weight of w.ter displticed by the cylinder .., w - w
1 2

where w = weight of cylinder in uir, w,d

,
w = weight of cylinder in we1ter.
2
w1 - w 2
m1:1ss of displuced wuter = Kg
9,8

The volume cf this W-!ter is the SWIIB 1:!S the volume of the cylinder
ffll:!SS
Density of Wtiter =
volume
w1 - w2
2
d
9,8 x· - h
17r
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Method

The volume of the cyli,1der h1:1s ulrel:fdy been detennined in experiment 1(l:I).
Using the spring balance, weigh the cylinder in w.r !:ind then in wttter,
ml:lking sure that the cylinder does not touch the bet:tker.

Rel:fdings :

Weight of the C)•linder in air =(813.4±9.8)10-3 N

Weight of the cylinder in water = (509.6± 9.8)10-3 N

Cw.culations :

1.Density of water

2.Error in density of water :

o/o error in Density = o/o error in (w 1 -w2 ) + o/o error in 9,8 + °/a error in volume.

3.Actul:11 error

Question 2 Whl:it is the actul:11 1110ight of the water displaced by the cylinder?
Question 3 �lculute the ml:fss of the displl:lced wt:1ter.
Question 4 Would the density of Hot Wl:fter be the sl:fme l:IS th�t of Cold
Wl:fter ? Wtly?

Conclusion

Does the vl:flue obtl:fined for the density of we1ter ugree with the expected
vl:flue?
Su�gest possible sources of error in this experiment. How ct10 we improve
on the vwue of density founG and on the experiment in generul?