CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - UNIVERSITY

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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ME LABORATORY 1
EXPERIMENT NO. 7
PRELIM REPORT

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I. TITLE: DETERMINATION OF DENSITY

II. APPARATUS / EQUIPMENT:

1. Digital analytical balance
2. Pycnometer
3. Hydrometer
4. Westphal balance
5. Thermometer

III. DETAILED PROCEDURE:

A. Pycnometer

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B. Hydrometer

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B. Westphal Balance

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IV. TABULATED DATA AND RESULTS:

(own group result only)

Weight of empty pycno bottle : ________

Gross weight of oil at 15.5 °C : ________ Gross weight of water at 15.5 °C : ________
Net weight of oil at 15.5 °C : ________ Net weight of water at 15.5 °C : ________

Oil STD S.G. Expt’l S.G. %

Method
sample @15.5 °C @ 15.5 °C Error

Pycnometer

Hydrometer

Westphal
Balance

V. COMPUTATION AND ANALYSIS:

Calculate the specific gravity of each oil sample at standard temperature of 15.5 °C
and compare it with the standard specific gravity as specified in the manufacturer’s
catalog. Compute also the deviation in percentage.

% Error = ( Standard S.G. - Expt’l S.G. ) x 100 %

Standard S.G.
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VI. GRAPH:
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VII. QUESTIONS:

1. What is mass density?

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2. What is weight density?

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3. Define the specific gravity of solid, liquid and gaseous substances.

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4. How does temperature affect the density or specific gravity of a substance?

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Cebu City
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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5. Explain & discuss thoroughly other methods of determining density of a substance.

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VIII. OBSERVATIONS & INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS:

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IX. CONCLUSION:

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