Unknown Liquid Lab Report

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The purpose of this lab was to determine the density of water and an unknown liquid, along with a rectangular solid and an irregular shaped solid. In this lab, the relative density was calculated and then used to make an educated guess on the substance. Density is the relationship between the mass of a substance and the amount of space taken up. This measurement is influenced by the mass of atoms, the size, and how they are arranged. The density of the four objects was determined by using the mass (g) and volume (mL or c3). Mass is the property of matter that measures its resistance to acceleration. In addition, volume is the amount of space that a substance or object occupies. Finally, the mass (g) was divided by the volume (mL or c3) to find the final density (g/mL or c3). …show more content…

In addition, the unknown liquid smelled like rubbing alcohol, which has an extremely low density. For the solids, it was predicted that the irregular shape density was dramatically higher than the rectangular shape based on sensory estimates and how heavy the two metals felt. In addition, it was assumed that both of the solids were metals based on their physical attributes. Also, the metals were not alkali or alkaline metals because these metals are highly reactive. From the silver color, the two metals could not have been gold or copper. It was predicted that the two metals were aluminum and silver and their densities were 2.7 and 10.49

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