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Density of a Solid
Regular and irregular objects will be used. Students will devise a way of finding the volume of each object - calculating the volume of a cube or using water displacement for irregular objects. They will calculate the density of each and compare to standard values.
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Required Equipment Density Blocks, Balance, Graduated Cylinder, Various objects.
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Recommended quantity per lab group: 1
Recommended quantity per lab group: 3
The "Various objects" required for this lab are any small irregular solid objects that you would like to calculate the density for as a part of this experiment.
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