Apparatus& materials

1 piece of Cotton material ( Water

size) 3 beakers
1 piece of Silk material 6 100ml measuring
( size) cylinders
1 piece of Taffeta( size) 3 tweasers

Procedure :

1. Use a beaker to pour 90ml of water into one of the

measuring cylinders.
2. Use the tweaser to dip the piece of cotton into the
measuring cylinder and hold it into the water for 30 seconds.
3. Pour out the water into a dry measuring cylinder and record
the volume of water in the new measuring cylinder in the
table.
4. Repeat Steps 1, 2 and 3 with the silk and taffeta materials.
5. Subtract the final volume of water in the measuring
cylinder from the volume of water at the start of the
experiment. Record the answer in the table.

Results :
Material Start volume Final volume Amount of
of water in of water in water
measuring measuring absorbed
cylinder cylinder
Cotton 90ml 90ml - =
Taffeta 90ml 90ml - =
Silk 90ml 90ml - =
TABLE SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF WATER
ABSORBED BY A PIECE OF COTTON, SILK AND
TAFFETA MATERIALS