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How could you work out the volume of an irregular shaped object?
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You could immerse it in a liquid, and measure the volume of the displaced liquid.
You could also use integration techniques.
You could immerse it in a liquid, and measure the volume of the displaced liquid.
You could also use integration techniques.
You could immerse it in a liquid, and measure the volume of the displaced liquid.
You could also use integration techniques.
You could immerse it in a liquid, and measure the volume of the displaced liquid.
You could also use integration techniques.
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Volume of an irregulary shaped object?
To find the volume of an irregular object you may use water displacement. This is basically measuring an amount of water in a graduated cylinder, adding the object, and seeing how much the water level rises. Since 1mL=1cm3, the difference in the two water levels is the volume of the object in cubic centimeters.
A scientist immerses an irregularly shaped object into a beaker of water and notes how far the water rises.What property of the object is the scientist measuring?
The amount the water rises is dependent of the volume of water displaced by the object - thus it can be used to measure the volume of the immersed object. If the object did not immerse completely - if it floated - the displaced fluid could instead be used to calculate the relative density of the object - when combined with the total volume.
How the volume of a heavy irregularly shaped object may be determined experimentally are there any limitations?
Through displacement of another volume. For example, say you wish to measure the volume of an unknown object. Given a flask capable of measuring volume with reasonable precision, you could fill that flask with water up to a certain volume. Adding the unknown object and submerging it completely would "displace" the water, i.e. cause the water level in the flask to rise. According to the Archimedes Principle, the new volume on the flask subtracted by the old volume renders the total volume of the unknown.
How is mass per volume different than volume per mass?
One is the reciprocal of the other. It is more common to use "mass per volume", but in theory you could use either. If object "A" has more mass per volume than object "B", then object "B" will have more volume per mass than object "A".
How could you change the volume of an object without changing the mass?
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Could the water displacement method be used to determine the volume of a regular shaped object as well as an irregular shaped object?
Yes
Could the water displacement method be used to determine the volume of a rectangular object as well as an irregularly shaped object?
Yes. It doesnt have to be a irregular even though sometimes it is easier just to do the math... for a rectangular object. l x w x h= volume
How do you measure the volume of an object?
If its regular (geometric shaped) you could just measure it with a ruler using the formula for the shape in question. Irregular shaped objects can be submerged in water. The difference in the water level before and after submersion equals the volume of the object.length X width X height
How could the volume of a 12 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
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.
What instrument do you use to find the volume of an irregular shaped object?
Immerse the object in water, and measure the increase in the volume of the water. If you know the dimensions of the object, you could work out several cross sections by Simpson's rules, then the volume by applying Simpson's rules to the series of cross sections. (An approximate method, improving in accuracy with more measurements) Create a computer surface model of the object by scanning with a laser. Calculate the volume of the object using CAD modelling package or similar program
How could you use a fish tank to find of volume of an irregularly shaped object?
Using a graduated beaker, add water sufficent to totally immerse the object. Note the initial volume of the water without the object.
What type of object could you best measure using calculus?
Finding the volume of many odd shapes is only possible with integral calculus. Google " volume of revolution. "
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 tall is 5 cubic feet?
The volume of an object does not provide information on its shape, leave alone its dimensions. It could be a sphere, a cuboid, a polyhedron or just an irregular "blob".
How do you find volume when mass and density are not givin?
It depends on the way the question is asked. If you are dealing with a cubic or rectangular object, you measure the length, width, and height, and multiply them. If it is a spherical or irregularly shaped object, you could used water displacement to find its volume. If it's a liquid, you could use a graduated cylinder to measure its volume.
'is it possible to find the volume of an irregular object without using water'?
By definition, an irregular object is one that does not have an easy mathematical representation, it is extremely difficult (if not impossible) to calculate its volume without placing it into a solution of some sort. Attempts to calculate volume otherwise would be subject to severe rounding error, and would thus make it unsuitable for scientific use. For the very special case where the object is uniform and/or its density, ρ=m/V, is known, then its volume could be determined from its mass, V=m/ρ.
