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Group Two
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Will a Pepsi Float in Water?
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Will a Diet Pepsi Float in Water?
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Putting out Candle w/ Dense Gas
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Mass measured in grams (g) A triple beam balance or electronic scale 1 Kg= 2.20 pounds (lbs) Nickel weighs 5 grams How many kg does one student weigh?
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Volume Volume is like a kid jumping into a pool: the water-level rises Volume is the amount of space something takes up
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Volume is measured in Liters Read the bottom of the meniscus “curve” Volume is taken in graduated cylinders (like this one) morrisonlabs.com
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Volume
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Measure Volume Solids cm³ Liquids mL
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Density Density = (mass/volume) What are the units of density?
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I Density Density = m /v
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Density Having less density than the water keeps this boat afloat Why does a life jacket prevent you from drowning? geekologie.com
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Percent Error Percent error is a way of comparing the observed value to the accepted value
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Formula for Percent Error
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Percent Error Students observed a density to be The accepted value is
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Example
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Negative Sign? Percent Error = -6.17% The negative sign does not mean that the error was less than zero
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