Density - Physics

Question 1

How to determine the density of irregular solid objects

Answer 1

1. find the mass of the object using a balance
2. Fill a eureka can with water, a eureka can has a spout, so water can flow out of the can
3. place the object into the water. this will cause water to displace and flow out of the spout
4. measure the volume of water displaced, the volume is the same as the volume of the object
5. use the density equation

Question 2

how to determine the density of regular objects

Answer 2

1. use a balance to determine the mass
2. measures the length of the objects side and cube it
3. divide the mass by volume

Question 3

how to measure the density of a regular object

Answer 3

• use a balance to measure the mass
• regular objects have dimensions which are easy to measure with a ruler
• multiply all the dimensions
  do mass / volume

Question 4

what method do we use to find the density of an irregular object

Answer 4

as its hard to find the dimensions, we use displacement