First and Last Name: Katarina Radočaj

Lab no. 5 : DETERMINING DENSITY OF A BODY WITH

BUOYANCY, DETERMINING DENSITY OF A FLUID USING Class:2L Group: B
ARCHIMEDES' LAW
Date:December 8th 2022 Grade:

EQUIPMENT: dynamometer, glass jug, stand, clamp, boss head, samples

OBJECTIVE: Determine the density of the given samples.

EXPERIMENTAL METHOD AND PROCEDURE:

By using a dynamometer, determine the weight of the body. Then, submerge the body in water and write
down the value that the dynamometer is showing. With those two pieces of data, calculate the density of the
given body.

SKETCH:

RESULTS:
Table 1. Measurements
Sample G/N G’/N Fu/N ρexp/kgm-3 Ρtheor/kgm-3 Deviation / %
Lead 1.80 1.60 0.20 9000 11290 20.28
Glass 0.84 0.48 0.36 2333 2700 13.59
Rock 1.18 0.73 0.45 2622 2600 0.85
Aluminium 1.80 1.05 0.75 2400 2710 11.44
Steel 1.97 1.75 0.22 8955 8030 11.52

Calculations:
G 1,8 3
ρ= × ρf= ×1000=9000 kg /m
G−G' 1.8−1.6

ρ exp−ρth 9000−11290
E= = × 100 %=20.28 %
ρth 11290
CONCLUSION:
In this experiment, we successfully determined the density of the given samples. We calculated the density by
calculating the buoyant force that acts on that body in water as seen in our calculations.
We got that the densities of the given samples are:

- exp. density of lead is 9000 kgm-3 whereas the theoretical value is 11290 kgm-3
- exp. density of glass is 2333 kgm-3 and the theoretical is 2700 kgm-3
- exp. density of the rock is 2622 kgm-3 and the theoretical is 2600 kgm-3
- exp. density of aluminum is 2400 kgm-3 and the theoretical is 2710 kgm-3
- exp. density of steel is 8955 kgm-3 and the theoretical is 8030 kgm-3

We can notice that the experimental value isn’t the same as the theoretical which can be a result
of negligent measuring, it can also be because our equipment isn’t that precise and for the rock
we couldn’t find the exact density
DETERMINING DENSITY OF A FLUID USING ARCHIMEDES' LAW

EQUIPMENT: test tube, stand, boss head, clamp, dynamometer, measuring jug, lead bucks, water
OBJECTIVES:
1. Determine density of water
2. Assess the maximum error of measurement

EXPERIMENTAL METHOD AND PROCEDURE: Firstly, write down the volume of water in
the measuring jug. After that, measure the weight of the empty test tube. Then, put it in
the measuring jug and write down the volume of water. Repeat this six times but every next time
put some lead bucks in the test tube. Don’t overdo it so that the water doesn’t come inside of
the test tube.

RESULTS:
Table 2. Results
V/ml V’/ml VUDT/m3 G/N ρ/kgm-3
70 91 2.1 * 10-5 0.20 952
67 89 2.2 * 10-5 0.22 1000
67 90 2.3 * 10-5 0.23 1000
67 91 2.4 * 10-5 0.24 1000
67 92 2.5 * 10-5 0.24 960
67 95 2.8 * 10-5 0.25 893

Calculations:
V UDT =V ' −V =90−71=2.1∗10−5 m3

G 0.22 3
ρ= = =1000 kg /m
g∗V UDT 10∗2.2∗10−5

ρ1 + ρ2 … ρ6
ρ= =967.5 kg /m 3
6

∆ ρ m=74.5

∆ ρm 74.5
rm = = =7.7 %
ρ 967.5

exp−th
E= =3.25 %
th
−3 −3
ρ=( ρ ± ∆ ρm ) kg m =(967.5 ± 74.5)kg m
CONCLUSION:
In this experiment, we successfully determined the density of water by measuring the volume of
water that had been expelled from the measuring jug. We got that the density of water is (967.5 ±
74.5) kgm-3 which is a bit different from the theoretical value (1000 kgm-3) and the error for our
measurement is 7.7%.