Nurayda Albeez

An Investigation of a Material’s Density

Data Tables

Block vs. Length of a Material

Length (cm)
Block
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Trial 6 Average
1 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.7±0.1
2 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.4 14.3 14.3±0.1
3 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.8 9.5 9.9 9.6±0.3
4 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.7 8.8 8.7±0.2
5 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.7±0.1
6 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.4 11.4 11.3±0.1

Block vs. Width of a Material

Width (cm)
Block
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Trial 6 Average
1 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.2±0.2
2 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5±0.3
3 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 7 7 6.9±0.1
4 8.2 8.1 8.2 8 8.3 8.2 8.2±0.2
5 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.5 7.4 7.3±0.2
6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5±0.1

Block vs. Height of a Material

Height (cm)
Block
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Trial 6 Average
1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2 2 1.9±0.1
2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.2±0.2
3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2±0.2
4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3±0.1
5 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.8 2 2.1 1.9±0.2
 6 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8±0.1

Mass vs. Volume of a Material

Mass (g) ± 0.05 g Volume (cm3)

37.75 69±8
36.85 60±16
49.15 80±17
48.6 93±12
62.55 110±20
43.15 72±7

Graph

Calculation of Density

Density = Mass/Volume
Slope of graph = Δy/Δx = ΔMass/ΔVolume = Mass/Volume = Density

Slope of maximum line from graph = 1.806

Slope of minimum line from graph = 0.3009

Average slope from the maximum and minimum lines:

[(1.806+0.03009)/2]±[0.5(1.806-0.3009)] = 1.1±0.3

Density of the material = 1.1±0.3 g/cm3

Methodological Weakness

One methodical weakness in this investigation was the use of a different measuring
device for each trial. Each measuring device was calibrated differently, so each trial
yielded a different measurement for the same block.