Experiment 1 Pre Lab Data Sheet Post Lab Format
Experiment 1 Pre Lab Data Sheet Post Lab Format
PRE-LABORATORY QUESTIONS
1. The density of a solid substance is usually higher than its density in liquid form. Explain
then why ice (a solid) floats on top of the water (a liquid).
Generally, solids are much denser than liquids due to their components or molecules
being more compact than liquids. However, in the case of ice being solid floats on
top of water which is a liquid, the ice is evidently less dense than water. When the
water freezes the hydrogen bonds increase the spaces between molecules, and it
froze, resulting in a lower density than its original state.
2. Explain the difference between precision and accuracy. How will this affect the
measurement of this activity?
Precision is how the acquired measurements are close to each other, and accuracy
is how close the acquired measurement is to its true or actual value. This affects the
measurement of the activity because it determines whether the obtained
measurements are valid and reliable, and to minimize the errors.
3. A student weighed a clean and dry beaker and found its mass to be 53.6 g. She poured
chloroform into the beaker and measured the total mass to be 74.8 g. Help the student
identify the volume of the liquid poured into the beaker.
By using the formula of density which is mass over volume, then derive to get the
needed formula.
Far Eastern University | Institute of Arts and Sciences
Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
Laboratory Experiments 2023 Edition
FLOW CHART
Mass of Coin 1
Mass of Coin 2
Mass of Coin 3
Mass of Coin 4
Mass of Coin 5
Average Mass of the 5
Coins
Average Density
Far Eastern University | Institute of Arts and Sciences
Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
Laboratory Experiments 2023 Edition
Density of metal
Average Density
Average Density
POST-LABORATORY QUESTIONS
1. What is the uncertainty of the measuring devices used in the experiment? a) Triple
Beam Balance/Weighing Scale, b) Graduated Cylinder c) Ruler
3. In determining the density of olive oil (0.918 g/mL of 20C), one student took exactly
25.00 mL and found the mass to be 22.95 g. A second student took exactly 50.00 mL
and found the mass to be 45.90 g. Will each student arrive at the same value for the
density? Do each calculation and explain the result.
CONCLUSIONS