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Name: __________________________________________
Date: __________________
Density Determination
Problem: Which substances have the highest density? Which have the lowest?
Materials: Cube, rectangle, marble, unknown liquid, water, ruler, cylinder, balance.
Hypothesis: Identify which substance has the highest and which has the lowest density in a complete sentence.
Procedure: Find the density of the following substances. Be sure to record every measurement taken and
observations. Show all your work.
1. Metal Cube:
2. Metal Rectangle:
3. Marble:
4. Unknown Liquid:
Mass:
_______________g
Length:
_______________cm
Width:
_______________cm
Height:
________________cm
Volume:
_______________cm3
Density:
_______________g/cm3
Mass:
_______________g
Length:
_______________cm
Width:
_______________cm
Height:
_______________cm
Volume:
_______________cm3
Density:
_______________g/cm3
Mass:
_______________g
Water volume:
_______________mL
Water and marble:
_______________mL
Marble volume:
_______________mL
Density:
_______________g/mL
Mass of cylinder:
_______________g
Mass of cylinder&liquid: ____________mL
Mass of liquid:
_______________mL
Length:
_______________mL
Density:
_______________g/mL
Questions: Answer in complete sentences.
1. Using the table below, what is each object made out of?
Metal Cube:
__________________
Metal Rectangle:
__________________
Marble:
__________________
Unknown Liquid:
__________________
2. Are any of the objects the same substance? Explain.
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3. The density of water is 1.00g/mL. Which of the substances you tested would float and which would
sink? Explain your predictions.
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Material
Lead
Copper
Brass
Iron
Zinc
Aluminum
Glass
Glycerol
Wood
Oil
Ethanol
Density (g/cm3)
11.34
8.93
8.60
7.90
7.10
2.70
2.25
1.25
0.93
0.92
0.79
Water
1.00