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The Drop of Water
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THE DROP OF WATER Jane Shores Jennifer Nguyen Meika Ellis Science 10 IB Mr. Cooper February 16th '06 1.0 Aim: The purpose of this lab is to determine the volume of a drop 1.1 Problem: How can one, using a 1 ml pipette, ascertain the volume of one drop of water (dihydrogen oxide)? 1.2 Hypothesis: If you fill a 1 ml pipette with water and allow the water to drip through the opening, slowly enough to count each drop, then you can infer the approximate volume of a drop of water because according to the metric system, commissioned by the Academy of Science in 1790, one millilitre of water is equivalent to one gram of water. Therefore, by using weight and the number of drops produced, one can figure out the volume a single drop. 1.3 Variables Independent: 1ml pipette Dependant: The approximate volume of a drop of water Controlled: The size of the drops, the volume...
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