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Gummy Bear Lab Report

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Gummy Bear Lab

1. The volume of the gummy bear increased when we put it in water for twenty four hours. Originally, the volume of the bear was 1.75cm3. After the bear was in the water for twenty four hours, its volume increased to 10.5cm3. So, to find the change in volume, you subtract the new amount from the original. 10.5cm3-1.75cm3= 8.75cm3. The change in volume is 8.75cm3.

2. If we used water displacement to find the volume of the gummy bear instead of the formula (l*w*h) the results would have been much more accurate. This is because the gummy bear is an irregular shaped object, meaning that it doesn't have a specific length, width, and height. Instead, with the formula, we have to measure the parts of the bear that we think will be the most accurate to the actual volume. With water displacement, there is no such problem. To find the volume with water displacement, you just subtract the original height the of water from the height of the water with the object submerged. There is no estimating with water displacement. …show more content…

When we measured the mass of the gummy bear after it was taken out of the water, the mass was much larger than the original gummy bear. To find the change in mass, you subtract the original mass from the mass of the submerged gummy bear. The original mass is 2 grams, and the new mass is 9.4 grams. So, 9.4 grams-2 grams=7.4 grams.So, the change in mass is 7.4

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