Laboratory Techniques and Measurements

Name Kensley ShelleyDate 9-17-12 Exp 2 Laboratory Techniques & MeasurementsLab Section 0000 Data Tables pure tone 1 Length and Measurements Object MeasuredLength in cmLength in mm Key5. 15 cm51. 5 mm CD12. 0 cm120. 0 mm Fork Spoon18. 05 cm 16. 30 cm180. 5 mm 163. 0 mm Step 2 Warm Temperature Measurements Hot tap water temperature49. 50_? C Boiling water temperature __immediately104. 5 after 5 minutes 103. 0__? C Step 3 unwarmed Temperature Measurements Cold tap water temperature_24. 5_? C Ice water temperature after 1 min4. 5, after 5 min1. 0 ? C Step 4 al-Quran Measurements hoi polloi of half filled graduated cylinder__12. 5__mL Volume of completely filled small test tube __n/a__mL Number of drops in 1 mL___14_drops Volume of the micro pipet __28__ drops_2___mL Step 6 denseness Measurements Part A voltaic pile of empty graduated cylinder_16. 9_g peck of graduated cylinder and water 21. 1_g clear up chaw of the water __4. 2_g Density of the water_0. 84_ g/mL Part B Mass of gr aduated cylinder and alcohol _20. 4_g Net battalion of the alcohol __3. 5_g Density of the alcohol__0. 7__ g/mL Part C Mass of graduated cylinder and salt solution ____g Net mass of the salt solution____gDensity of the salt solution____ g/mL Part D Volume of half filled graduated cylinder__8. 0__mL Volume of half filled graduated cylinder and metal waste_9. 1__mL Volume of the metal bolt_1. 1_mL Mass of the metal bolt __7. 2__g Density of the metal bolt__6. 55__g/mL Part E Mass of half filled beaker__89. 0__g Mass of water displaced by metal bolt__90. 1__g Volume of the metal bolt__1. 1__cc Density of the metal bolt__6. 55__g/cc Mass of half filled beaker__89. 0__g Mass of water displaced by drawing card__89. 8__g Volume of the magnet _0. _cc Mass of the magnet __4. 0_g Mass when dropping the magnet in the beaker__92. 9__g Density of the magnet__5. 00__g/cc Calculated intensity of the magnet development dimensions of length x width x height__0. 78__cc Density of magnet using th e calculated stack_5. 13___g/cc Conclusion Questions and Problems A. Which method of determining density is more than accurate, the water displacement method in Part D or Archimedes principle method in Part E? Why? For the metal bolt, I received the same answer for both experiments, so I would avow both were equally accurate in my experiment.B. What is the relationship between mL and cm3? They equal each other mL = cc C. Everyone knows that water is supposed to moil at 100 C. Why did your water sample boil at a dissimilar temperature? Water boils at different temperatures depending on the altitude. The higher embrace in the air keeps the molecules from escaping as easily. D. To help you get a feel for metric measurements, you need to know the relative magnitude of a a few(prenominal) basal measurements. For example 1 mm = thickness of a dime, a penny weighs 2 ? grams, and 20C = normal room temperature. Determine the following . What is the mass in kilograms (kg) of a person who weighs 143 lb? 64. 86 kg 2. What weighs approximately 1 g? dollar bill, paper clip 3. What is approximately 1 cm long, wide or thick? fingernail is 1 cm wide 4. What weighs about 100 g? 20 nickels, 40 pennies 5. What weighs about 1000 g? 1 liter of water Conclusion The experiment was designed to help acquaint the student with proper laboratory measurements and techniques. This was done by allowing the student to use the different lab tools in a variety of ways, such as heating, measurements, volume, and density.In completing this lab, I am better aware of the different tools which will be utilise and how to properly use them, because a slight mistake in bill can skew your information. I witnessed this in the density calculations in that the wrong mass or volume could greatly skew the results of the density. I first recorded 7. 6 g as the mass for the metal bolt, but on arcminute glance I realized it was only 7. 2 g. While this may not seem significant at first, having a dif ference of 0. 4 g is very significant in determining the correct density. I also observed how important it is to account for one uncertain digit.When measuring items using the cm side of the ruler, I had to account for an uncertain digit when it measured in between two lines. Accounting for this uncertain digit helps to gain a more accurate reading. Also, reading at the bottom of the meniscus is also very important when measuring. When I first used the beaker, I did not get sight to eye level and therefore I could not properly see the meniscus, but after putting it to eye level, I could see that I was moderately off on my measurement. I also learned how to determine the mass of certain design glasss that are not easily measured.I did so by first measuring the cylinders mass and then measuring the mass of the cylinder with the liquid in it. I was then able to subtract the two and get a undecomposed measurement of the mass of the liquid. Another technique practiced was using disp laced water to determine the volume and subsequently the density of an object. By putting the object on a string and placing it in the water, I was able to record the mass of the displaced water (90. 1 g), which i was then able to convert to the volume of the object (1. 1 mL). This number along with the mass of the object (7. g), could then be converted to the density of the object (6. 55 g/cc). There were a few potential errors that could have occurred while preforming the experiments. First, when calibrating my at home scale, I had to place an object that was 500 g on the scale. While I believe the object I placed on it was close to that mass, it could have been off slightly which could have skewed my results. Also, there is always the possibility of miscalculations when I was determining the volume of the magnet using the ruler. There is always the chance of miss counting something which can led to inaccurate results.Laboratory Techniques and MeasurementsMeasurementLength, Mass, Volume, Density, and age Peter Jeschofnig, Ph. D. magnetic declination 42-0267-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is only if a summary of the experiments questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. Data Table 1 melodic theme of various measurements Measurement Estimated Actual % misconduct Length (m) Time (s) Mass (g) Data Table 2 Measurement of an object using various instruments Length(cm) Width(cm) Height(cm) Volume(cm3) Object Being Measured go across (hand units) legislate (cm) Ruler Meter tape Data Table 3 Measurement of an object using various instruments Length(cm) Width(cm) Height(cm) Volume(cm3) Object Being Measured cut into (hand units) H and (cm) Ruler Meter tape Data Table 4 Measurement of an object using various instruments Length(cm) Width(cm) Height(cm) Volume(cm3) Object Being Measured Hand (hand units) Hand (cm) Ruler Meter tape Data Table 5 Determination of ? Object DiameterD(cm) CircumferenceC(cm) Slope % Error Data Table 6 Density measurements manner Volume of water in graduated cylinder (mL) Volume of water+ bolt(mL) Volume of bolt (mL) Mass of bolt in air (g) Mass of bolt in water (g) Mass of bolt lost in water (g) Density orS. G. ofbolt(g/mL)S. G. =unitless Water- displacement method Archimedes principle method Data Table 7 Time measurements using visual cues Drop time (s) Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average Data Table 8 Time measurements using auditory cues Drop time (s) Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average Questions Exercise 1 Estimation of Various Measurements A. Why is it important to correctly estimate length, time, and mass? E xercise 2 Measuring Using Instruments of Varying Degrees of Precision A. Can you think of an subroutine when it would be adequate to use your hand measurement? B. What would happen to your volume calculations if the length, width and height measurements were off a little? Exercise 3 Graphing data and the determination of ?Object Description Diameter (cm) Circumference (cm) Measuring Device Penny 1. 90 0. 01 5. 93 0. 03 Vernier caliper, paper D cell shelling 3. 30 0. 02 10. 45 0. 05 Vernier caliper, paper PVC cylinder A 4. 23 0. 02 13. 30 0. 03 Vernier caliper, paper PVC cylinder B 6. 04 0. 02 18. 45 0. 05 Plastic ruler, paper Tomato soup can 6. 6 0. 1 21. 2 0. 1 Plastic ruler, paper 5. Graph C vs. d using a computer spreadsheet program. 7. What is the slope of the line? What does it represent? 8. Calculate the percent error of your value from the true value of pi.Exercise 4 Density Measurements A. Which of the two volume determinations will be more accurate? Why? B. Rese arch the Archimedes principle method. Write one paragraph explaining why it is called Archimedes principle Exercise 5 Time Measurements A. Which is more accurate, the individual times or the average? Explain. B. Sometimes many trials are run and recorded. Then the highest and lowest data points are disregarded when winning the average. Could this technique help in this experiment? How? C. Explain any differences that occurred between recording the data visually and aurally.