Physical property that is characteristic of a substance.

Density is a physical property that is characteristic of a substance.
Density is defined as the mass per unit volume of a substance (or object). The formula for density (d) is:
You will measure the mass and volume of several liquids and solids. From these mass and volume measurements you can determine
the densities of these liquids and solids. You will also calculate a % error value to see how close you are to the true density value(s).
The percent error is given by:
Materials and Reagents
Graduated cylinders, density liquid samples, density solid samples
I. PROCEDURE (for determining the density of a liquid):
(1) Record the identity of the sample
(2) Record the mass of a clean dry empty graduated cylinder.
(3) Record the maximum volume the graduated cylinder can measure.
(4) Fill the graduated cylinder to about the half-way mark with the liquid sample.
(5) Record the volume of the liquid sample.
(6) Record the mass of the graduated cylinder with the liquid sample still in it.
(3) Maximum volume the graduated cylinder can measure _____
Sample l Sample 2
(1) Identity/Name of the liquid _____ _____
(6) Mass of graduated cylinder + mass of liquid sample _____ _____
(2) Mass of graduated cylinder (clean, dry & empty) _____ _____
Mass of liquid sample [(6) – (2)] _____ _____
(5) Volume of liquid sample _____ _____
Density of the liquid sample (D = m/v) _____ _____
True density of the liquid sample (google it or from book) _____ _____
% Error _____ _____
SHOW ALL CALCULATIONS (for density and % Error)
volume
mass d 
%100
)(
(exp )()
% x
valuetrue
erimental value valuetrue
Error
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II. PROCEDURE (for determining the density of a solid)
(1) Record the identity of the solid sample
(2) Record the mass of the solid sample.
(3) Fill the 100-mL plastic graduated cylinder to about the 50-mL mark with water and record the volume of the water.
(4) Tilt the graduated cylinder and carefully slide the solid sample into the cylinder.
(5) Record the volume that the water and solid sample occupies in the graduated cylinder.
Sample l Sample 2
(1) Identity/name of the solid sample _____ _____
(2) Mass of the solid sample _____ _____
(5) Volume of water and solid sample in graduated cylinder _____ _____
(3) Volume of water in graduated cylinder _____ _____
Volume of solid sample [(5) – (3)] _____ _____
Density of the solid sample (D =m/v) _____ _____
True density of the solid sample (google it or from book)