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OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this experiment is to know and
learn the concept and science behind the
Archimedes Principle by using the determination
of density and the specific gravity of some
unknown solids and liquids.
Archimedes Principle which is also called as law
of buoyancy states that anything fully or partially
submerged in a fluid at rest is acted upon by an
upward, or buoyant force the magnitude of which
is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by
the body.
The main objectives of this experiment are
determining of the specific gravity of an unknown
solid sample heavier than water, determining of
the specific gravity of an unknown liquid and
determining what liquid was used, determining
the specific gravity of an unknown liquid sample
using a hydrometer and determining of the
specific gravity of a solid lighter than water.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Sample 2
weight in air,
Wa
44.4
48.9
weight in
water, Ww
27
43.3
Specific
Gravity, SG
Name of
Sample (see
table 1)
Percent Error
2.551724
138
8.732142
857
Aluminum
Brass
5.491698
595
3.461408
26
SG=
WA
W AW W
SG=
44.4 g
44.4 g27 g
SG=2.55
Sample 2
weight in air, Wa
44.4
49
weight in water,
Ww
27
43.3
Weight in the
liquid, Wl
27
44.3
Loss of weight in
liquid Wa-Wl
17.4
4.7
Specific Gravity, SG
0.824
Name of Sample
(see table 1)
Water
Alchoh
ol
Percent Error
0.56
SG=
W A W L
W AW W
SG=
44.427 g
44.4 g27 g
SG=1
/ water
Sample
2
Specific Gravity
0.825
Name of Sample
(see table 1)
Alcoh
ol
Wate
r
Percent Error
0.61
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28.7
17.9
Specific Gravity, SG
0.18
WA
SG =
W CASW W (S +C ) W
SG=
2g
28.7 g2 g
SG=0.18
DISCUSSION
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REFERENCES
The editors of Encyclopedia Britannica.
(n.d.). Archimedes' principle | physics |
Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved
September 08, 2015, from
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/top
ic/32827/Archimedes-principle
Archimedes' Principle. (n.d.). Retrieved
September 08, 2015, from
http://physics.weber.edu/carroll/archimed
es/principle.htm
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