Density Lab

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Density is a ratio between the mass of an object to its volume. It is an intensive property of matter because it depends on the composition of matter, not the amount of matter given. If you know the densities of two different substances, and put them in water, based upon where they end relative to the water will determine which substance is which. The purpose of this experiment is to develop a procedure to determine the density of a sample substance accurately. If one calculates the density of the unknown metal, then once they compare it to the known densities of various metals, they will be able to determine the type of actual metal it actually is. PROCEDURE The mass of the matter must be measured and recorded using a scale. The volume…show more content…
The principle investigated in this lab is the concept that comparing experimental results to accepted measurements can facilitate the discovery of the kind of metal being dealt with. This lab can be connected to the real world, as different deposits of metal are being found daily, chemists need to determine what type of metal the miners are dealing with. Using the methods listed, the material can hence be found. The data showed to be both accurate and precise, since the measurements were close to each other and close to the correct measurement. Thus, the experiment was successful. DISCUSSION The percent error calculated was .2%. Although this is very accurate, the beaker used to measure the volume of the metal was in milliliters, which may have caused limits in the amount of accuracy and/or precision

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