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MEASURING MATERIAL PROPERTIES
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MEASURING MATERIAL PROPERTIES INTRODUCTION The density of a substance is defined as its mass divided by its volume. Since density is the result of the mass of a substance and how much space it occupies, it is a fundamental or characteristic property of a substance. I intend to carry out an experiment in the laboratory of finding and comparing the density of various materials. AIM 1. to measure dimensions and calculate volumes 2. to mesure mass 3. to calculate densities of common materials 4. to tabulate results and present results as a bar chart APPARATUS * materials * senior callipers * METHOD 1. first the steel cylinder was chosen as the first ,material to investigate , the dimension (height ,length , diameter and radius) were observed by using the 2. Then the material was placed on the weighing machine and weighed, the mass was recorded. 3. the volume was then calculated by the dimensions...
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