Explain the method to find the volume of a cork floating in water?

Answer 1

Step 1: Fill a graduated cylinder with water

Step 2: Measure how much water is in the cylinder

Step 3: Place the cork in the water

Step 4: Measure the amount of water again

Step 5: Subtract amount of water without cork and amount of water with cork

regular- cork = volume of cork

This method is called water displacement.

Answer 2

1.fill a graduated cylinder with water

2.measure how much water is in the cylinder

3.place the cork in the water

4.measure the amount of water again

5.subtract the amount of water without cork and amount of water with

Answer 3

No. This will give you volume. You cant tell density from that. Air in a balloon can give you the same result. Or even a piece of steel of the same mass.

Actually you can determine the density of a piece of cork using the displacement method because of the volume. Remember how D=M/V? After you weigh the piece of cork to find the mass, use the information you determined from the volume to get the density. (Use the equation as if that's not obvious.)

Answer 4

Density = Mass / Volume and the displacement of a liquid method states that whatever volume of liquid an object displaces, that is its volume. So if an object is floating, the volume of liquid that is displaced will be equal to the volume of the cork that is submerged.

Answer 5

the same as you measure the volume of a non-floating object: push it under water by pressure or just putting a heavy object on top, and then measure the amount of supplanted water minus the amount of water supplanted by the object you used to push the floating object down.

Answer 6

No, the water displacement method could not be used to determine the volume of a cork that floats on water. This method could not be used because the cork will not displace an accurate amount of water if it is not submerged.

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I suppose you could try pushing a pin into the top of the cork and using that as a handle to force the cork down until completely, but only just, submerged.

Answer 7

Because the corks density is very low and it will float on top of the water

Answer 8

How do you measure the volume of a cork when it floats and doesn't sink?

Answer 9

yes, but you would have to subtract the air spaces of the sponge. After the sponge is wet, all the air spaces will be filled in by water, and you will receive incorrect information.

Answer 10

they are equal.