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Comparing the densities of glass and sand
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Comparing the densities of glass and sand Aim: My aim for this experiment is to determine as precisely as possible, with the apparatus provided, the densities of glass and sand Apparatus: The apparatus I will be provided for this experiment is as follow:- * Glass block * Ruler * Plastic cup * Dry sand * 250ml measuring cylinder * Access to balance and water Predictions: For this experiment I will predict that the densities of glass and sand will be equal. This is because glass is made from sand. So if the experiment is performed accurately both the densities will be equal. Method: * At the start of the experiment we set up all the equipment. After that we measured the glass block. In order to make our measurements accurate we used a vernier caliper instead of a standard 30cm ruler. We used the vernier caliper to measure the height, the width and the thickness which are the 3 measurements we need in order...
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