Lab Report: Measurement and accuracy

Phatsawan Chaivisetpone (Mild) 10-7

Supanan Sanamchai (Petch) 10-7
Purpose:
Section 1: By calculating the density of a known substance (H2O),
determine the precision and accuracy of different glassware items.
Section2: Determine the density of salt-water solution using the most
precise and accurate piece of glassware determined in section 1.
Hypothesis:
We think that the pipette will have the most accuracy because pipette's
tube is the smallest so we think that it will be easy to measure the substances
inside and also the linings of the pipette are very precise therefore it would be
the most accurate equipment.
Materials:
Two 100mL beakers
Two 50mL beakers
One 10 mL graduated cylinder
One 10mL pipette with suction device
Distilled water
Saltwater solution A or B
Procedure:
Section 1:
1. Weigh a dry 100 mL beaker, 10 mL graduated cylinder and 50 mL beaker
2. Record the mass for each on the data sheet (write down all the numbers)
3. Fill another 100 mL beaker with distilled water
4. Measure its temperature
5. Put 10 mL of water in a) 100mL beaker, b) 10mL graduated cylinder, c)
10mL pipette
6. Record the volume for each one
7. Weigh items a), b) and transfer c) into the previously weighed 50mL
beaker
8. Record the masses
9. Repeat three steps 5-8 times for each glassware
10. Use the results to calculate the density of water for each equipment
11. Compare the accuracy to a reference provided
Section 2:
1. Obtain solution A or B
2. Record the label on the solution
3. Using the most precise and accurate method from section 1, measure
10mL of the solution
4. Put it in clean and dry, previously weighed, 50mL beaker
5. Record the mass
6. Repeat steps 3-5 three times
7. Calculate the density of the solution
8. Record them in Table 2




Results:
Table 1:
100mL beaker
Trial 1 2 3
Dry mass (g) 49.53g 49.50g 49.51g
Mass with water (g) 56.94g 57.27g 57.73g
Mass of water (g) 7.41g 7.77g 8.22g
Volume of water (mL) 10mL 10mL 10mL
Density (g/mL) 0.741g/mL 0.777g/mL 0.822g/mL

10mL beaker (pipette)
Trial 1 2 3
Dry mass (g) 33.15g 33.16g 33.15g
Mass with water (g) 43.00g 43.10g 43.04g
Mass of water (g) 9.85g 9.94g 9.89g
Volume of water (mL) 10mL 10mL 10mL
Density (g/mL) 0.985g/mL 0.994g/mL 0.989g/mL

10mL Graduated Cylinder
Trial 1 2 3
Dry mass (g) 29.41g 29.37g 29.39g
Mass with water (g) 39.09g 38.85g 39.23g
Mass of water (g) 9.68g 9.48g 9.84g
Volume of water (mL) 10mL 10mL 10mL
Density (g/mL) 0.968g/mL 0.948g/mL 0.984g/mL

Table 2: Solution A
Trial number 1 2 3
Mass of Solution (g) 11.29g 11.32g 11.24g
Volume of Solution (mL) 10mL 10mL 10mL
Density of Solution (g/mL) 1.129g/mL 1.132g/mL 1.124g/mL

Discussion:
From this result, we can discuss that the pipette contains the most
precision and accuracy. This is because the results from each trial are not very
far from each other, which means that our results would be very precise. The
accuracy is shown by using the reference given in the sheet and compare it to the
results we have from this experiment. It is shown that the density of water at
room temperature is the closest to the results we have got from the pipette
Questions:
Which equipment showed highest accuracy?
Pipette has the highest accuracy.
In what other situations would you use the other equipment?
We can use beaker when we want to measure something in the big
amount or something that does not require much precision or accuracy like
when mixing a substance for a chemical reaction and the results would not be
different.

Why do you think your answer is not the same as the provided reference?
It is not the same because we can only predict the density if we do it by
hand, it is not going to be accurate like when we measure it with a device or a
density-measuring equipment, the results cannot be the same every time if we
have done it by hand
What will happen if I slowly drop solution A or B into a beaker with a
substance whose density is 1g/mL? Will it float on top or sink to the
bottom? Explain your answer.
It would sink to the bottom because it solution A or B have a higher
density so it sinks to the bottom of the container. Substances with a density that
is lesser than 1g/mL would float and substance that has the same density would
mix with the substance in this beaker to form a mixture. For example, distilled
water.