Experiment 4 Density of the Mass Set In this experiment you will be become familiar with the mass set Materials Mass Set 10 N Spring Scale Vernier Caliper Procedure 1 Use the Vernier caliper to find the height of the 100 g mass from the mass set Record the height in Table 4 2 Determine the uncertainty of the height measurement and record it in Table 4 3 Repeat Steps 1 2 to measure the base edge length one side of a hexagonal prism b of the 100 g mass 4 Use the following equation to calculate the volume V of the 100 g mass Record the volume in Table 4 5 Calibrate the spring scale if necessary and hook the 100 g mass on the hooked end of the scale 6 Use the spring scale to confirm that that mass is 100 grams Record the mass in Table 4 7 Determine the uncertainty and record it in Table 4 8 Use the following equation to calculate the density of the 100 g mass Record the density in Table 4 Density Mass Volume 2014 eScience Labs LLC All Rights Reserved V 33 2 bh 2 Table 4 Mass Set Density Data Quantity Measurement Uncertainty Height cm Base Edge Length b cm Volume V cm3 N A Mass g Density g c3 N A Post Lab Questions 1 Use Table 5 to determine what material the mass set is made of Be sure to take your uncertainty into consideration 2014 eScience Labs LLC All Rights Reserved Table 5 Known Densities of Various Materials Material Density at 20 C Aluminum 2 70 g cm3 Copper 8 92 g cm3 Lead 11 34 g cm3 Nickel 8 90 g cm3 Silver 10 50 g cm3 Steel 7 80 g cm3 Zinc 7 14 g cm3
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