LAB 1A:

Archimedes
[Date]

Principal AND
LAB 1B:
Capillary
elevation in
capillary Tubes

NP MABASO
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INTRODUCTION LAB 1A

1.1 AIM:
The aim was to verify Archimedes principle using a brass bucket & cylinder with a lever.
balance and displacement vessel by weighing the machined bucket and cylinder in air; then
with the cylinder immersed in water, to determine the up-thrust and using a displacement.
vessel to measure the volume.

1.2 Assumptions:

1.The upthrust is equal to the gravitational mass of water displaces by the Cylinder.
2.Acceleration due to gravity=9.81 m/s^2.
3.Fb=pvg, where Fb is the upthrust (Buoyant Force), p is the density, v is the volume and
g is the acceleration due to gravity.
4.Fb=mg, where m is the mass
2. Apparatus and Materials

-Archimedes apparatus (machined bucket and cylinder)

-Level balance

-Displacement vessel
3. Procedure

1. The bucket and cylinder were suspended by a fine thread from the hook on the underside of
the pan on lever balance.
2. The mass of the backet and cylinder was noted, with the balanced set to operate on the 0-
250gm range.
3. The displacement vessel was filled with fluid then it was allowed to drain to the level of
spout on the side. When the level has settled place an empty plastic contain under the spout
before proceeding.
4. The cylinder was completely immersed in the displacement vessel and the mass was noted
again.
5. The cylinder was removed from the displacement vessel and the mass of the backet was
noted.
6. The becket was completely filled with water and the mass was noted.
4. Results:

CONFIGURATION Mass (G)

Bucket and cylinder in air M1=

Bucket with cylinder immersed in water M2=

Bucket only in air M3=

Bucket filled with water in air M4=

5. Analysis of Results
6 Conclusion
The aim of this was satisfied since the theory agreed with the results.
Main experimental findings:
upthrust which equals to the weight of the displaced fluid.
Volume of the displaced fluid which equals to the volume of the object (bucket and
cylinder).
What I learnt from this experiment is that the volume of the displaced water is exactly equals.
to the volume of the object, and the upthrust is equal to the weight of an object but in the
opposite direction
INTRODUCTION LAB 1B

AIM:

To measure the effect of capillary elevation inside capillary tubes by immersing tubes with different
capillary bore diameters into water and comparing the elevation of the level inside the tubes due to
surface.

Assumption:
2. Apparatus and Materials

 Glass capillary tubes

 Wetting agent
 Pencil and water proof card
 Methylated spirits
3. Procedure

1. The level of water was observed in each of the tube.

2. The small meniscus around the outside diameter of the tubes was observed where the water
level rises slightly due to surface tension in the water.
3. The water through was filled to the level of the bottom support plate and the capillary tubes
was inserted.
4. The water level was observed inside each of the tubes rises,redusing bored sizes producing
more elevation.
5. A card was placed behind the capillary tubes .
6. The card was marked with the height of the capillary elevation in each tube.
7. The capillary rise was measured for each diameter of the tube and the measuremetns were
recorded.
4. Results:

Internal Diameter of the tube Measured Capillarty Rise H

ID(mm) (mm)

0.5

0.8

1.1

1.7

2.2
5. Analysis of Results
6 Conclusion

As the diameter of the bore increases the height of rise of water decreases. There was an
error observed between the measured and the observed measurements, the error was due
to the change in the atmospheric pressure.