Finding the Densities of an Unknown Solid and Liquid in Order to Determine What they Are

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Finding the Densities of an Unknown Solid and Liquid in Order to Determine What they Are

Purpose: To find the densities of an unknown solid and liquid in order

to determine what they are.

Materials: Toluene(V) and Zinc(E)

Equipment: A stoppered flask, and an analytical balance

Safety: To begin the experiment, we wore our safety goggles. We were

careful with the chemicals as to not get it on our hands, or clothes.

When we were finished with our chemicals, we poured our “unknown

liquid” into a container, specifically for that, located under the

hood. We put our metal in the designated place, rinsed our flasks and

the stoppers, and left them to dry.

Procedure: In the 1st part of the experiment, we were trying to find

the density of an unknown liquid. To perform this experiment, we

found the mass of the empty stoppered flask by weighing it on the

analytical balance. We then found the mass of the stoppered flask

plus water. By subtracting the mass of the empty stoppered flask from

the mass of the stoppered flask filled with water, we found the mass

of the water. Next, we found the mass of the stoppered flask plus an

“unknown liquid.” (V) By subtracting the mass of the empty stoppered

flask from the mass of the stoppered flask filled with an unknown

liquid, we found the mass of the unknown liquid. Next, through

dimensional analysis, we found the volume of the flask, which is also

equal the volume of the substance which it can hold. Having found

this information, we were able to take the mass of the “unknown

liquid” and divide it by the volume of the “unknown liquid” to get the

density of the “unknown liquid.

In the 2nd part of the experiment, we were trying to find the density

of an unknown metal. First, we found the mass of the stoppered flask

plus about 50 grams of the “unknown metal.” (E) Next, we added water

to the flask- and found the mass of the stoppered flask plus water and

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