Phys 221 Section
September 12, 2016
Experiment 1: Motion
Reba Chamblee
Partner: Erin Jacoby
Abstract: In the first part of the experiment, a stop watch, meter stick, and various objects of different masses were used to estimate time, length, and mass which are the fundamental quantities of mechanics. The next part consisted of comparing more sophisticated techniques, such as a Vernier caliper to a 30cm ruler, to measure the average volume and mass of a wooden block/metal block and the diameter of 5 circular objects. While calculating these measurements, the inherent uncertainty of these different methods of measurement was learned.
Results: PART A
Quantity Reference Value Estimated (Partner, Myself) Percent Error (Partner, Myself)
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These objectives of learning were completed using different methods while enforcing accuracy and precision and were able to teach the fundamental quantities of mechanics which are length, time, and mass. Human error could account for any discrepancies in measurements of weight or dimensions.
Questions:
1. Why is it important to have a “feel” for mass, length, and time?
Having a feel for these important fundamentals helps in determining if an estimation needs to be applied. It is important to have accuracy when finding data.
2. Based upon density values found in a table of element properties, from what material is the metal object made? Calculate the percentage error of your density from the standard density. What could account for the discrepancy?
Based upon the density, the metal object is made of niobium.
Percent Error: [(8.43 g/cm3 – 8.57 g/cm3)/ (8.57 g/cm3)] x 100% = 1.63%
The discrepancy could be from slight error in the measuring of the weight or dimensions of the
Your mass precision should be reported to a thousandth of a gram, i.e. 0.302. (Use 3 significant figures.)
Weight 10 dry Post-82 pennies which get 24.91g, using 30ml initial volume measuring the volume of 10 pennies, record the data 3.2ml. Using equation Density= Mass/Volume, get the density of the post-82 pennies is 7.78g/ml. Then calculate the error%=0.04%, and the deviation%=1.60%.
This experiment was performed to observe differences in density based on the chemical makeup of an object. Pennies minted before 1982, pennies minted after 1982, and an unknown metal sample was tested to see if there were any differences in their densities. Ten pennies from each category and the metal sample were weighed using a scale to find mass and the displacement method was used to find their volumes. The masses and volumes were then used to calculate the densities of the pennies (D=m/v). The density of the pre-1982 pennies were 8.6 g/mL while the post-1982 pennies were 6.9 g/mL. The metal sample’s density was 1.7 g/mL. Following the experiment we were given the real densities of each item to calculate the percent error with the formula
I found out that both of my experiments were off by 0.46 and 0.13 but were remotely
The pennies that were dropped into the graduated cylinder could have caused some of the water to splash out of it. This may have caused an error in measuring the volume, this would have caused the volume measured to be less than the actual volume, thus allowing the density of the pennies to increase, causing the lab results to be uneven. Another source of error has to do with the mass of the pennies. After the pennies were taken out of the graduated cylinders filled with water, there was still some water droplets left on the pennies when put on the triple beam balance. This extra weight of the water may have caused the measurement in the mass of the pennies to be more than they actually were. This outcome could have caused the density of the pennies to be increased as well, making the lab results inconstant. Any type of coating, for example rust, on the penny may affect the mass. This will add to the mass making it higher, and since density is proportional to the mass, the density will be calculated higher than what it actually
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Slope determination is a valid way to calculate density because the slope of the data and the actual slope were close in value. When looking at the slope of the graph with the points, they were all relatively close. Three of the five point were even on the slope line. The formula of (y2-y1/x2-x1) allowed the finding of the slope of the line graphed and it also allowed the comparison to the actual slope of silver. This allowed the calculation of the percent error and also to see how effective slope determination really is. The slope of silver was 10.5g/cm³ and the slope of my findings was 10.15g/cm³. The percent error was low at 3.3% which points to slope determination
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Our percent error 6.94% which was not as bad at the other two methods, there was not standard deviation in getting the copper because there was not average of the
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