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How could the volume of a gold nugget be found using water and a graduated cylinder?
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Fill the graduated cylinder half full (may be more or less depending on the actual situation) and drop in the gold nugget. Read the final volume mark and subtract the initial volume from the final volume. This difference in volume is the volume of the nugget. This is related to the principle of buoyancy and it is said to have had a colourful story behind its discovery. Read the Wikipedia article on 'Eureka (word)' to learn more.
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What is the accurate apparatus to measure volume of water?
Depending upon the amount of substance you are using and what it is, you could use a graduated cylinder, Erlenmeyer flask, or a beaker.
Describe how a graduated cylinder could be used to measure the volume of a rock with an irrregular shape the process must include at least three steps?
Step 1 . calculate the volume of the cylinder step 2 . put the rock in the cylinder and fill it with water to the top step 3. measure the amount of water step 4 subtract the volume of the water from the volume of the cylinder, and you have the volume of the rock.
You were asked to measure 5ml of water which one will you use - a 10ml or 100ml graduated cylinder?
You need to buy a desk that will fit in a very small space. Before you shop, would you use a measurement tool just estimate the space? Explain.How could you use a 100-ml graduated cylinder to measure 100mL?What two tools are used to measure length? When would you use each one?
How would you neasure the volume of an object with an irregular shape?
o take the irregular shape & put in a graduated cylinder filled with the amount of water you want. then you take the measurement on how much it grew then subtract your answer with the original
What metric unit would you use to measure a penny?
The diameter and thickness of the penny could be expressed in millimeters = 'mm'. The area of the penny's faces, or even of its edge, could be expressed in square millimeters = 'mm2'. The volume of material in the penny could be expressed in cubic centimeters 'cc' or cubic millimeters 'mm3'. The mass and weight of the penny could both be expressed in grams = 'gm'. The age of the penny since it was minted could be expressed as a large number of seconds = 's'.
How do you find displaced volume?
The amount of a liquid that is displaced by a solid = the volume of that solid. You could half fill a graduated cylinder. Drop something that sinks into the graduated cylinder to test its volume.
What could you use a graduated cylinder for?
Measuring the volume of liquids, powders or granules.
How could the volume of a 12 sided be found using water and a graduated cylinder?
irregular
What is a object used to measure the volume very precisely?
Use a graduated cylinder to precisely measure volume
What could you use to measure the volume of salt water?
The instrument you would use could be a beaker or a graduated cylinder.
What can you use other then a graduated cylinder or a displacement to measure volume?
Technically, for a liquid, one could use Erlenmeyer flasks or beakers to measure volume; however, it will not be as accurate as a graduated cylinder. A buret can also be used to measure the volume of a liquid if more accurate results are needed.
How could the volume of a sided object be found using water and a graduated cylinder?
it can be found by first taking the volume of the water itself and then the volume of the object in the water. you pour water into the 12-sided object, then measure the amount of water using the graduated cylinder. Then you do this: length x width x height = volume
What is the accurate apparatus to measure volume of water?
Depending upon the amount of substance you are using and what it is, you could use a graduated cylinder, Erlenmeyer flask, or a beaker.
Three examples of laboratory ware used for measuring volume?
If you know the density of the liquid, scales could be used to determine the mass and then plugged into the equation:- volume = mass/density A measuring cylinder could also be used. Stuck on the third one though...I guess you could use a burette, but generally they're only used for titrations.
Which instrument could be used to determine the volume of an irregulary shaped soild?
A graduated cylinder may be used for small objects that are insoluble in a selected liquid. But that method would not work for determining the volume of a sugar cube (soluble in water) or a motor car (won't fit in a graduated cylinder!).
How could you measure the volume of an object with an irregular shape?
One way to figure this out is to put the object in a graduated cylinder containing water and measuring the changes in the volume of the water.
How could you find the volume of a small rock using only a graduated cylinder and rock?
Note the level of water in the graduated cylinder. Place the rock into the water carefully. Note the higher level to which the water rises. The difference between the old level and the new level is the volume displaced by the rock.
