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Experiment Archimedes' Principle

This document summarizes an experiment on Archimedes' principle. The experiment had two objectives: to determine the density of a metal block using two different methods, and to determine the density of paraffin. It describes the apparatus used, which included a Newton's balance, string, metal block, beaker, electronic balance, measuring cylinder, and other tools. It outlines the procedures for the two methods to find the metal block's density and shows data tables with results. It then discusses sources of error and finds the component method was most accurate. In conclusion, the experiment aimed to determine balancing forces experimentally and gain experience with vector calculations.

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Experiment Archimedes' Principle

This document summarizes an experiment on Archimedes' principle. The experiment had two objectives: to determine the density of a metal block using two different methods, and to determine the density of paraffin. It describes the apparatus used, which included a Newton's balance, string, metal block, beaker, electronic balance, measuring cylinder, and other tools. It outlines the procedures for the two methods to find the metal block's density and shows data tables with results. It then discusses sources of error and finds the component method was most accurate. In conclusion, the experiment aimed to determine balancing forces experimentally and gain experience with vector calculations.

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Topic : Archimedes Principle

Objective:

The purpose of this experiment are (1) to determine the density of metal block & (2) to determine the

density of paraffin.

Apparatus:

The apparatus that have been used in this experiment are Newtons balance, string, metal block,

beaker, electronic balance, eureka can, measuring cylinder, retort stand & vernier caliper.

Theory:

Procedure

Method 1

1. The mass of metal block was recorded by using electronics balance.

2. The metal block was tied with string and hung to the Newtons balance.

3. Eureka can was filled with water and a beaker

4. The metal block immersed into the eureka can.

5. The volume of water displaced (volume of metal block) from eureka can was recorded by

using measuring cylinder.

6. The density of metal block calculated and recorded in data.

Method 2

7. Step 1 was repeated and the length, width and height of the metal block was recorded by

using vernier caliper.

8. The volume of metal block calculated by using the measurement method.

9. The density of metal block calculated and recorded in data.

10. The percentage different between two method to find the density of metal block was

calculated and recorded in data.


Data and results:

Force 1 Force 2 Experimental equilibrium

Mass (kg) Angle Mass (kg) Angle Mass (kg) Angle

0.105 0 0.105 120 0.100 240

0.105 0 0.105 60 0.185 210

0.105 0 0.105 225 0.075 111

0.105 0 0.155 60 0.225 214

0.105 0 0.105 90 0.145 224


Discussion:

Vector additon is the operation of adding two or more vectors together into a vector sum. Experiment
is carried out by using three method which are experimental method, component and graphical
method.

From the calculation 1 and 3, we can see that the value of forces in experimental equilibrium are
slightly different than the result that have been calculate by component while the angle showed the
same result. We think there is error occur in this experiment. So, the error may have been the mass of
string that can cause slightlly different mass of load. The size of this error estimated by determining
how much the mass on weight hanger can be varied without disturbing the equilibrium.

From the calculation 2, we can see that the result is same for all from the three method used. From the
experimental equilibrium, the force is 1.80N and the angle is 30. We also got the same value by
component and graphically. We assume that there is no error.

From the calculation 4, we can see that the result for the force is 2.20N is same for all from the three
method used while the angle showed the different between the experimental and by component. So,
we think the error is may have been in direction of the forces if the string were not 90 to the tangent
to the ring.

Conclusions:

The purpose of this experiment to experimentally determine the force which balances two other forces
and to gain experience working with vector calculation. The most important aspect to remember when
working with vectors is they must be divide into their horizontal and vertical components before any
calculations are made. The discrepancies between the experimental, graphical, and component results
are relatively minimal. The component solution is the most accurate, as it was calculates using vector
formulas. Additional sources of error may have been the exclusion of the mass in the strings, but it is
unlikely that the masses would change our results. Friction is an additional concern but is again
unlikely to have changed results drastically.

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