UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES

Iñigo St,. Bo. Obrero, Davao City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering Department

CE 32O
Fluid Dynamics

LABORATORY REPORT
EXPERIMENT 1
Determination of Density of Common Liquids

PREPARED BY SUBMITTED TO
ICAGOY, MICHAEL CHRIST C. Engr. Jef V. De Leonn

EXPERIMENT PERFORMED REPORT SUBMITTED

OBJECTIVE:
 The activity aims to determine the density of fluids and to determine the the
fundamental properties of a fluid, and their measurements.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

 For students to be able to identify the density of a substance based on the mass, size and
arrangement of the atoms it’s made of.
 For students to be able to calculate the density of fluids accurately and precisely.

DISCUSSION
Matter has mass and volume. Mass is the measurement of the amount of matter a
material has. Its is usually given in grams (g) or kilograms (kg). Volume is the amount of space
an object occupies. Numerous units for volume includes liters (l), meters cubed (m3), and gallons
(gal).
Mass and volume are physical properties of matter and may vary. For example, it is
possible for one piece a metal to be bigger than the other yet they are ti be made out of the
same material . If the Second piece of metal is twice as large as the first , then we can
conclude that this piece is also twice as heavy (or have twice the mass) as the first. If both
pieces of metal are made of the same material the ratio of the mass and volume will be the
same.
The density of a substance is the quantity of matter contained in unit volume of the substance. It
is expressed in three different ways;
 mass density
 specific weight(ρg )
 relative density/specific gravity

The units and dimensions are given as,

The standard values for density of water and air are given as 1000kg/m3 and 1.2
kg/m3 , respectively. Many a times the reciprocal of mass density is called as specific
volume .

MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT USED
 Distilled Water
 Glass Rod
 Burette Clamp
 Burette
 Retort Stand
 Beaker

PROCEDURES
1. Measure the temperature of water.

2. Using the electronic balance, obtain the mass of your beaker. Make sure it is dry before
you weigh it.
3. Clean and rinse burette with distilled water.

4. Discard the solution through the tip.

5. Clamp the burette vertically.

6. Close the stop clock.

7. Use a filter funnel and glass rod to fill the burette with distilled water up to zero mark. Then
remove filter funnel afterwards.

8. Check for air bubbles. Quickly and fully open the stopcock to release the air bubble.
 9. Transfer 10ml of distilled water from the burette into the beaker.
10. Weigh the beaker + distilled water. (10.0mL). Record the mass.

11. Repeat the steps by using pipette and measuring cylinder.

12. Tabulate the data in proper table.

DATA AND RESULTS

Temperature of Water: 23.5 ‘C
Atmospheric Pressure :
Volume of Water: 10mL

READING BURETTTE PIPPETE MEASURING CYLINDER

Mass of empty beaker (g) (50mL) 28.27g 28.27g 28.27g
Mass of empty beaker + water (g) 38.07 38.24 38.33
Mass of water transferred (g) 9.8g 9.97 10.06
Density of water (g/mL) 0.98g/mL 0.997g/mL 1.006 g/mL

CALCULATIONS

Burette:

Ƿ=
9.8�
10��
= 0.98g/mL

Pipette :
Ƿ=
9.97�
10��
= 0.997g/mL

Cylinder :
Ƿ=
10.06�
10��
= 1.006g/mL

In this experiment, we are ultimately trying to obtain the density of water while learning the
different measuring devices
in the lab. It was challenging to determine the equipment and how it was used at the
same time reading the devices while trying to be accurate in the measurements.
In conclusion, Density is not constant in all states of matter.Elements and compounds,
such as water, have a different density depending on what state they are in especially
when there is variations in the temperature.

RECOMMENDATION:
Upon seeing the laboratory experiment my possible recommendation/s would be; accuracy
and precision is needed especially in calibrating the apparatus and measuring the samples. Also
it is needed so that we can obtain the closest possible value of the density of the liquid that we
are measuring with the least possible error.
Also, knowing the density of an object can be used in different fields of engineering. This
includes, i.e Ships Submarines, Plumbing systems, Airplane Weight Distribution etc.