GROUP #7

Members: Sahagon, Joannah Marie J. (Leader) Rivera, Renz Mervin M. Sabado, Nadine B. Songco, Albert Jason Tan, Christine Faith V. Tayag, Wilfredo M., Jr. 2B-MT Date Performed: July 24, 2012 Date Submitted: July 30, 2012

Experiment No. 3: Specific Gravity of Liquids and Solids

ABSTRACT: In this experiment, new measuring devices are introduced in determining the density and specific gravity of substances namely: pycnometer, Mohr-Westpal balance and Baume hydrometer. Density is calculated by getting the quotient of the mass and volume of a substance. Specific gravity is computed by dividing two densities with the density of the standard substance as the denominator. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: 1. Differentiate specific gravity and density. Density is the measure of the amount of mass per unit volume. Specific gravity is the measure of density relative to the density of another reference substance. Hence, specific gravity is the ratio of two densities. 2. If 69.56 mL of glycerine weighs 52.78 g. what is its specific gravity?

3. A pycnometer weighs 45.00 g. When filled with water, it weighs 95.00 g. When filled with oil, it weighs 90.00 g. Determine the specific gravity of the oil.

4. An insoluble powder weighs 12.00 g. A pycnometer, weighing 21.00 g when empty, weighs 121.00 g when filled with water. When the powder is introduced into the emptied pycnometer, and the pycnometer is filled with water, the three together weighs 130.00 g. What is the specific gravity of the powder?

specific gravity =

= 3.00