How to find out the density of unknown materials(solid)

Question

How to find out the density of unknown materials(solid)

Answer 1

Materials:

Weigh station

flask for other device that measures volume ( measuring cup)

Weigh what you have (triple beam balance is generally what is used)

Fill your measuring device part way and then FULLY SUBMERGE the 'unknown' material.  The change in liquid level is the volume of object.

If the object is not an irregular shape you could use measure its dimensions and find the volume that way.

Density = Mass / Volume

so divide your two answers and keep the units that you used or convert them.

Answer 2

Actually

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Answer 3

If the solid is insoluable, then do what Archimedes did. First, weigh the solid. Next, place the solid in some water and observe the amount of water displaced. If the solid floats, immerse it completely. The water displaced will be the volume of the solid. A graduated cyliner works very well if the object can fit inside. The density will be the weight divided by the volume. The volume is measured in cubic centimeters, which are equivalent to milliliters in the metric system and can be read from the graduated cylinder.

Answer 4

Weight the solid. get its volume. keep values in density=mass/volume.Calculate to get answer.

Answer 5

1.) Weigh the solid

2.) Add the solid object, powder, chunks to a liquid inwhich the solid is not soluble in a graduate cylinder; record the volume change in the liquid

3.) Divide weight by volume to get density

Answer 6

just get its weight and the volume

and then to get the density use the formula

D = MASS / VOLUME

Answer 7

Weigh the solid and then drop it in a vessel with brim full of water and collect the water displaced out. Now transfer it into a measuring cylider and find the volume .

Divide mass and volume and you will get the density.