Density Lab Report

Ciara Clark and Caroline Bedenbaugh 4A

Density Lab
Objective
: The purpose of this lab is to observe and explore the relationship of a substance’s volume vs. its mass, and to calculate an object's density by using the relationship of its mass and volume.
Data Tables
:
Data: Density of Water
Run

Mass of graduated cylinder volume of water added

mass of water

1

25.28 g

0.00 mL

0.00 g

2

26.15 g

1.00 mL

0.87 g

3

27.18 g

2.00 mL

1.90 g

4

28.19 g

3.00 mL

2.91 g

5

29.13 g

4.00 mL

3.85 g

6

30.22 g

5.00 mL

4.94 g

Data: Density of a Solid 1
Run

Mass of Cylinder

Initial Volume of
Water

Final Volume of Volume of
Water
object

1

29.3 g

4.00 mL

4.00 mL

0.00 mL

2

33.0 g

4.00 mL

4.50 mL

0.50 mL

3

35.5 g

4.50 mL

4.80 mL

0.80 mL

4

39.4 g

4.80 mL

5.40 mL

1.40 mL

5

43.3 g

5.40 mL

5.60 mL

1.60 mL

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Data: Density of a Solid 2
Run

Mass of cylinder initial volume of water

Final volume of water Volume of object 1

29.3 g

4.00 mL

4.00 mL

0.00 mL

2

33.0 g

4.00 mL

4.50 mL

0.50 mL

3

35.5 g

4.50 mL

4.80 mL

0.80 mL

4

39.4 g

4.80 mL

5.40 mL

1.40 mL

5

43.3 g

5.40 mL

5.60 mL

1.60 mL

Data Analysis
Data: Density of water
Run

Mass of water

Volume of water

1

0.00 g

0.00 mL

2

0.87 g

1.00 mL

3

1.90 g

2.00 mL

4

2.91 g

300 mL

5

3.85 g

4.00 mL

Data: Density of Unknown 1
Run

Mass of Solid

Volume of Solid

1

0.00 g

0.00 mL

2

33.0 g

0.50 mL

3

35.5 g

0.80 mL

4

39.4 g

1.40 mL

5

43.3 g

1.0 mL
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Data: Density of unknown 2
Run

Mass of Solid

Volume of Solid

1

0.00 g

0.00 mL

2

5.17 g

1.00 mL

3

9.31 g

2.00 mL

4

14.3 g

2.80 mL

5

19.2 g

3.00 mL

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Calculation of Percentage Error:
%error= ( experimental value- theoretical value) x 100
Theoretical Value

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