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    This document describes an experiment on buoyancy. The objectives are to relate concepts like density, pressure, and Archimedes' principle to buoyancy. Materials include a dynamometer and equipment to measure the buoyant force on an object submerged in water. Procedures involve measuring the weight of an object in air and water, calculating buoyant force, and determining percentage differences for objects of varying mass. Guide questions analyze relationships between mass, density, buoyant force, and verify Archimedes' principle. Possible error sources are also discussed.

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    Experiment 4: Buoyancy

    Topics: Density, Pressure, Archimedes’ Principle

    Group Members:

    Program, Year and Section:

    Group Number: Date Performed: Date Submitted:

    Learning Objectives:
    1. Relate density, specific gravity, mass, and volume to each other
    2. Relate pressure to area and force
    3. Relate pressure to fluid density and depth
    4. Apply Pascal’s principle in analyzing fluids in various systems
    5. Apply the concept of buoyancy and Archimedes’ principle
    6. Perform an experiment involving buoyancy and analyze the data appropriately—
    identifying discrepancies between theoretical expectations and experimental results
    when appropriate.

    Materials:
    5-N Dynamometer, Archimedes’ Principle Equipment (contains set of mass, canister,
    container with tube, and graduated tube), water
    Procedure:
    1. Measure the volume of the small canister. Put a 20-g mass
    inside and weigh it in air using the dynamometer. Record
    your reading.
    2. Fill the container with tube with water until it reaches the
    tube and place the graduated tube near its mouth. (As
    shown in figure 4.1)
    3. Submerge the small canister (still hang in the
    dynamometer) inside the water-filled-container and let the
    water overflow to the graduated tube. Let the water and
    canister attain static equilibrium. Record the reading in the Figure 4.1: Buoyancy Set-up
    dynamometer while the canister is still submerged.
    4. Measure the buoyant force. It is the difference between the
    weight when the canister is suspended on the air and the weight when it is immersed on
    the water.
    5. Measure the volume of the water being displaced/ transferred to the graduated tube.
    6. Determine the mass and weight of the displaced water.

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    7. Calculate for the percentage difference of the buoyancy using the ff. formula:

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    8. Perform steps 1 to 7 for other different added mass in the canister.

    Data and Observations:


    Attach additional 8.5” x 11” bond paper to show your computations.

    Table 4.1: Buoyant force of ____-cm3 canister in water


    Mass Weight Weight in Buoyant Volume of Mass of Weight of Percentage
    added in Air Water Force displaced displaced displaced Difference
    (g) (N) (N) (N) water (cm3) water (g) water (N) (%)
    20
    40

    60

    80

    100

    Guide Questions:
    1. What is the relationship of the mass of the canister to the buoyant force exerted by the
    water? How about its density and specific gravity?

    2. What causes the decrease of reading in the dynamometer or spring scale during the
    submerging of an object attached on it?

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    3. What happen to the buoyant force (a) if the object is denser than the water? (b) if less
    dense than water?

    4. Is this instrument able to verify Archimedes’ Principle? How?

    5. Give three advantages of using Archimedes’ Principle.

    6. What would a submerged object do if the buoyancy force were greater than the force of
    gravity on the object?

    7. What are the possible causes of the percentage error from the performed
    experiment?

    Conclusion and Recommendation:

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