Since woodchips float on water. How would you find the volume of them in a graduated cylinder.
2006-09-05 06:16:25 · 4 answers · asked by Saber 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Put a heavy piece of metal in the cylinder _after_ the wood chips. Make sure none of the chips can get around the piece of metal. Make sure the piece of metal is entirely immersed. Subtract the volume of the piece of metal when you're done reading the cylinder.
Oh, and I almost forgot: if it's a glass cylinder, be careful when dropping the heavy piece of metal into it!
2006-09-05 09:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick them with glue( does not dissolve in liquid in the beaker) and tie a metal piece of known volume and put them in the graduated beaker. Note the volume of liquid in the beaker before and after. From the difference deduct the volume of metal piece and you have the volume of the wooden chips.
2006-09-05 13:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Use a liquid that is less dense than water so that the chips sink rather than float.
2006-09-05 13:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by Duluth06ChE 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
change the solvent so that the chips sink. try vegetable oil then go from there
2006-09-05 13:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋