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V1 is the Initial Volume and V2 is the Final Volume. To obtain the Initial volume, measure the amount of water you have in your instrument before putting the object in and record that value. Lastly, measure the amount of water you have now that you've dropped your object in. Record this value too. Now you have your initital and final volume and are almost ready to get your Density! Mass, by the way, is a given. All you have to do is basically weigh whatever object you have :)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe water displacement method is used to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object. This method was discovered by Archimedes in Ancient Greece, while he was taking a bath. He was so excited at his discovery that he ran through the streets of Athens naked, shouting Eureka!
-Start with a known volume of water. It is easiest to use a graduated cylinder or beaker, as they have volume measurements along the side. Record that volume.
-Add the solid object. Measure the new volume in the beaker.
-Subtract the two volumes, to get the amount of water displaced. This is the volume of the solid object.
If you are talking about water displacement to measure the volume of an object, you would use a graduated cylinder, if the object was small enough, and put water into the graduated cylinder, then you put the object in and however much the water rises, usually mm, that is the volume of the object
Hope this helped!
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∙ 9y agoDisplacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final point. The formula for displacement is X=1/2(v+v0)t. V is velocity, v0 is initial velocity, and t is time.
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∙ 9y agoscientific formula for displacement = velocity Xtime
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∙ 7y agoThe volume of displaced water is equal to needed volume of the sample.
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∙ 14y agoDisplacement = velocity X time
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∙ 11y agobase x height
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Why can't chlorine gas be collected by the method of water displacement?
because it is highly soluble in water
What is water displacement?
Water displacement is simply when something (e.g. a block) is put into water, and the water level rises. This is because the block is taking up space, and the water has to move somewhere, and the only place to go is up.
What is a water displacement?
Water displacement is when you put something in water and it gets displaced By Anne
How can you find displacement of a metal in 50 mL of water when given the mass?
Place the piece of metal in 50mL of water and subtract the 50mL from the new volume of water. The difference will be the volume of the metal in mL and cm3. Then find the density by dividing the mass by the volume of the metal. The water must completely cover the metal in order for the displacement method of determining the volume to work.
How do you find the volume of an element?
You divide the mass by density
What is the name for the method of using the displacements of water to find the volume of a strange shaped object?
Displacement method.... Is the method to find volume of an irregular object
What year did the water displacement method get invented?
1796
How can you tell the mass of the water displaced?
use the water displacement method.
How could you measure the volume of granulated sugar?
Use the water displacement method
What is a description of the water displacement method?
The water displacement method is a way of measuring how much volume an object takes up. You fill a container with water, place the object in the water, and observe how much the water level rises.
How do you measure the density of an irregular object like a ball?
You need to do the water displacement method. The water displacement needs a graduated cylinder and water.
What is the name of the method by which the volume of an irregularly shaped object is found?
the water displacement method
How do you measure 3 water balloons in water?
Using the eureka can or the water displacement method.
What is the process called when the volume an irregular shaped object is found by putting it into a graduated cylinder of water?
water displacement or the displacement method
Why is displacement of water an example of an indirect measurement?
Water displacement is a method to measure volume
Which is more accurate to measure density Archimedes principle or water displacement method?
They are both the same. displacement method is another name for Archimedes' principle
What is displacement method?
The Liquid Displacement Method involves putting an object into a container filled with water. A measurement is then taken of how much volume of water has been displaced. This measurement can then be used to calculate the volume of the object displacing the water.
