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How do you measure the density of an irregular object like a ball?
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∙ 13y ago
You need to do the water displacement method. The water displacement needs a graduated cylinder and water.
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Is ball pen and pencil an irregular object?
regular
Why does density affect distance?
less density means you will not be able to give the ball momentum, but to little causes the object to fall quickly
Which object has the greatest density a ping-pong ball a penny water or a duck?
Penny. Put the ball, duck and penny in water. Only the penny sinks.
How do you determine the density of a ball bearing?
Determine the mass, and then put the ball bearing in a known amount of water, and see what the increase in volume is (using cm3 or mm). Then do Mass divided by Displased Water, and you have density.
Does mass alone determine wheter an object will float or sink?
No. The key to whether an object floats or sinks is the average density, i.e., mass divided by volume. Also, whether an object will float or not also strictly depends on the surface volume. A piece of tin foil shaped into a boat will float and the same mass of tin foil shaped into a crumpled up ball will not float.
Is ball pen and pencil an irregular object?
regular
Why do we use water?
Water displacement is used to measure the volumn of an irregular shaped object. If a Bowling ball was immersed in water, you could use the difference in the before and after water amount to give you the mass of the object inserted.
How do you measure density of bowling ball?
Float the ball in water and calculate the displacement.
An object floats when its density is?
It depends on what you want to float it on. For instance if you want to float a ball in oil the ball's density must be less than the oil's density.
Do objects with large always have large weights?
No. A really big cotton ball weighs less than a comparably sized ball of iron. The mass of an object is a fundamental property of the object; a numerical measure of its inertia; a fundamental measure of the amount of matter in the object. To answer your question, it depends on the density of the mass, the more dense, the more it will weigh depending on gravitational conditions.
Would it hurt worse being hit by a high density object or a low density object?
It depends on the speed and the mass but in general a higher density object would be worse. Everything else being equal, it makes sesnes that being hit by an iron cannonball is more serious than being hit by a tennis ball of the same size. The cannon ball is highhigh density and the tennis ball is low density.
Why does density affect distance?
less density means you will not be able to give the ball momentum, but to little causes the object to fall quickly
Does a golf ball have a higher density than a ping pong ball?
Yes, a Golf ball does have a Higher density than a pingpong ball. I think because if a fusion is compacted real close, it has a higher density than the object that is seperated .
How can you find the density of a ball in water in a tube?
Density is a measure of the mass versus volume of an object. The density of water is 1. That is, 1 liter of water has a mass of one kilogram (it has a weight of 9.81 newtons). Thus, by measuring the displacement of the object in the water, you can find the volume of the object. Then by determining its mass with a balanced scale, you can plug the results into the formula: M/V = D. This will give you the density in kg per liter.
What object has greater density a balloon or a bowling ball?
There's going to be a greater density in the bowling ball, because its ALOT heavier and isn't hallow like the balloon.
How do you get the density of a ball without knowing the radius or the volume?
Unless you can calculate or measure the volume, you cannot. And even if you could you would get the average density - of the material of the ball and the air inside.
Which object has the greatest density a ping-pong ball a penny water or a duck?
Penny. Put the ball, duck and penny in water. Only the penny sinks.
