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(to be written on the ruled side of the record & Observation book)
Experiment 1
Aim:

Determination of the density of a solid (denser than water) by using a spring balance and
a measuring cylinder.

Materials required:

Solid body with hook, stand with clamp, spring balance, measuring cylinder and stationery.

Procedure:

• Take a metal bob with a hook. Suspend it from the hook of a spring balance using a

thread. Note down its mass.

• Take a measuring cylinder and fill about half of it with water. Note the reading of

water level in the measuring cylinder. Now suspend the bob in the measuring cylinder

so that it is completely immersed in water.

• Note down the level of water in the measuring cylinder.

• The difference in the two readings of the measuring cylinder is the volume of the

metal bob.

• Find out the ratio of mass of the bob in air to the volume of the metal bob. This gives

you the density of material of the bob.

Inference:
1. Amount of water displaced is equal to volume of the body.
2. Density is the ratio of mass of the body to its volume.
3. Density of the body depends on its mass and also its volume.

Result:
1. The density of the body, ρ is found to be = ………….. kgm-3.

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(to be drawn/written on the plain side of the record & observation book)
Diagram

Observations:
1) Mass of the body in air, m = …………g = …………….kg

2) Initial volume of the water in the beaker, Vi = ………….ml = …………..m3

3) Final volume of the water in the beaker after immersing the solid, Vf = …………. ml

= …………m3

4) Change in volume of water = Volume of the body, V = Vf - Vi = ……..ml = …….... m3

𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦, 𝑚

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Experiment 2 (a)
Aim:

Establishing the relation between the loss in weight of a solid when fully immersed in
a) Tap water, with the weight of water displaced by it by taking different solids.

Materials required:

Solid bodies with hook, stand with clamp, spring balance, tap water, table salt, an overflow
Can, measuring cylinder and stationery.

Procedure:

• Take a solid body, like metal bob with a hook. Suspend it from the hook of a spring

balance using a thread. Note down its weight, W1.

• Place an overflow can on a wooden block, and fill it completely with tap water.

• Take the measuring cylinder and place it under the spout of the overflow can.

• Immerse the metal bob completely into the tap water in the overflow Can.

• Collect water displaced by the bob in the measuring cylinder and note its volume,

V. Also, note the reading of the spring balance. This gives the weight of the bob W2,

in water.

• Find the loss of weight of the bob, W = W1 - W2. Compare this value with weight of the

displaced water collected in the measuring cylinder. (take 1ml of water = 1g, and

then use the formula, W = mg, to calculate the weight.)

• Repeat the above steps for a different solid and make a comparison between the

two solids.

Inference:
1. Amount of water displaced is equal to volume of the body.
2. Weight of the solid when immersed in tap water is than of in air.

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3. Irrespective of the solid immersed, the loss in weight of the solid is equal to the weight
of the displaced water.

Result:
1. The loss in weight of the solid, W = …………..N.
2. The weight of the displaced water in the measuring cylinder = ………….N.
3. The loss in weight of the solid is found to be equal or almost equal to the weight of
the displaced water.

(to be drawn/written on the plain side of the record & observation book)
Diagram

Observations:
1) Weight of the solid in air, W1 = …………N

2) Weight of the solid after immersing in tap water, W2 = …………N

3) Loss in weight of the solid W = W1 - W2 = …………N

4) Volume of the displaced water, V =……….ml = ……....g = …………kg

5) Weight of the displaced water, W = mg = …………..N

---Calculations for the loss of weight and displaced water should be written below the observations

on the plain side of the record------

(to be written on the ruled side of the record & Observation book)
Experiment 2 (b)
Aim:

Establishing the relation between the loss in weight of a solid when fully immersed in
b) Strongly salty water, with the weight of water displaced by it by taking different solids.

Materials required:

Solid bodies with hook, stand with clamp, spring balance, tap water, table salt, an overflow
Can, measuring cylinder and stationery.

Procedure:

• Take a solid body, like metal bob with a hook. Suspend it from the hook of a spring

balance using a thread. Note down its weight, W1.

• Place an overflow can on a wooden block, and fill it completely with strongly salty

tap water. (dissolve a good amount of table salt in tap water to form strongly salty

water.)

• Using the weighing machine, find the mass of the measuring cylinder m 1, and place

the cylinder under the spout of the overflow can.

• Immerse the metal bob completely into salty water in the overflow Can.

• Collect water displaced by the bob in the measuring cylinder and note its volume,

V. Also, note the reading of the spring balance. This gives the weight of the bob W2,

in salty water.

• Find the loss of weight of the bob, W = W1 - W2.

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• Place the measuring cylinder with the displaced water on the weighing machine and

find the mass, m2.

• Find the weight of the displaced water alone using the formula, W = (m 2 – m1)g.

• Compare the loss of weight of the solid with the weight of the displaced water.

• Repeat the above steps for a different solid and make a comparison between the

two solids.

Inference:
4. Amount of water displaced is equal to volume of the body.
5. Weight of the solid when immersed in tap water is than of in air.
6. Irrespective of the solid immersed, the loss in weight of the solid is equal to the weight
of the displaced water.

Result:
4. The loss in weight of the solid 1, W = ……..N.
5. The weight of the displaced water in the measuring cylinder for solid 1 = ……..N.
6. The loss in weight of the solid 2, W = ……..N.
7. The weight of the displaced water in the measuring cylinder for solid 2 = …….N.
8. The loss in weight of the solids is found to be equal or almost equal to the weight of
the displaced water.

(to be drawn/written on the plain side of the record & observation book)
Diagram

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Observations:
6) Weight of the solid in air, W1 = …………N

7) Weight of the solid after immersing in salty water, W2 = …………N

8) Loss in weight of the solid W = W1 - W2 = …………N

9) Mass of the empty measuring cylinder, m1 = ……....g = ………..kg

10)Mass of the measuring cylinder with displaced water, m 2 = ……....g = ……….kg

11)Weight of the displaced water alone, W = (m2 – m1)g = …………..N

---Calculations for the loss of weight and displaced water should be written below the observations

on the plain side of the record------

(to be written on the ruled side of the record & Observation book)
Experiment 3
Aim:

To study the verification of laws of reflection of sound

Materials required:

Reflection of sound apparatus - or two chart papers rolled into form a cylinder of length of
70 cm and diameter of 5cm, two wooden planks - stop clock and stationery.

Procedure:

• Place one wooden board vertically on the table. Put the other board along the

normal O N, to the first board as shown in the figure.

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• Lay the two tubes inclined to the first board as shown in the figure.

• Measure the angle of inclination of both tubes from the normal.

• Place a stop-clock at the end of left hand tube, and your ear, close to the mouth of

the right hand tube.

• Do you hear the ticking sound of the clock? If not, adjust the inclination of the right

hand tube till you hear the ticking sound of stop-clock.

• Now make further adjustments of the right hand tube till you hear the maximum

sound.

• Measure the angle of inclination of right hand tube from the normal.

• Change the angle of inclination of the left tube and repeat the above the steps and

tabulate the results.

Inference:
7. Maximum sound is heard when the angle of inclination of the right tube is equal to
or almost equal to the angle of inclination of the right tube.
8. The angle of incidence of the sound wave is equal to the angle of reflection of the
sound wave, which is the law of reflection.

Result:
9. The angle of incidence of the sound wave is equal to or almost equal to the angle
of reflection verifying the law of reflection.

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Diagram

1) Angle of inclination of the left tube from normal = …………deg

Angle of inclination of the Intensity of sound

2) Angle of inclination of the left tube from normal = …………deg

Angle of inclination of the Intensity of sound

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Experiment 4
Aim:

To determine the speed of a pulse propagated through a stretched string/slinky (helical

Materials required:

Metallic slinky, stop-clock, metre scale, and stationery.

Procedure:

• Take the slinky and fix its one end to a window grill/hook/ handle of the door or say

your friend to hold that end.

• Hold the other end of the slinky and stretch it to about 4 m to 5 m. Give a small jerk

perpendicular to the length of the slinky, to create a pulse. Observe the pulse

carefully. Also observe how it gets reflected from the fixed end of the slinky.

• Adjust the tension in the slinky and amplitude of the pulse which you are producing

by giving a jerk in such a way that you are able to feel 7-8 reflected pulses.

• Ask your classmate to start the stop-clock the moment you give the jerk and speak

‘START’. He/She notes down the time taken by the pulse in making 7-8 to and fro

movement.

• Note down the length of the slinky and find out the speed of the pulse propagated

through the slinky.

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• Find the ratio of the

Inference:
9. On jerking the free end of a slinky at a right angle to its length, there is formation of
crests and troughs, along the slinky from free end toward its fixed end.
Result:
10. The speed of the pulse is found out to be ………….. ms-1

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Diagram

Tabular column
Sl Distance travelled by Time taken by the Speed of the pulse
No. the pulse (m) pulse (s) (ms-1)
1

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