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Food!Science!10!! !
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Name:_Milly!Jantarakolica_____________!Class:!______1003______!
Unit!1:!The!Food!Science!Lab!
September!2015!
Laboratory!Experiment!#2:!Measuring!the!Volume!of!a!Liquid!
Introduction:!Using!the!proper!equipment!for!experiments!in!the!food!science!laboratory!makes!tasks!easier!and!results!
more!accurate!and!precise.!Liquid!volumes!can!be!measured!using!a!beaker,!graduated!cylinder,!or!a!buret.!Science!
requires!definite!measurements.!In!order!to!obtain!meaningful!experimental!results!and!to!develop!a!procedure!that!can!
be!duplicated,!measurements!must!be!both!accurate!and!precise.!!In!this!experiment!youll!compare!the!degree!of!accuracy!
allowed!by!these!pieces!of!equipment.!!
Purpose:!To!be!familiar!with,!and!learn!how!to!read!the!different!equipments!used!for!measuring!the!volume!of!a!liquid.!!
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Materials:!!
Water!
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100RmL!graduated!cylinder!
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Clamp!
100RmL!beaker!
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50RmL!buret! !
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Dropper!
10RmL!graduated!cylinder! !
Ring!stand!
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50RmL!graduated!cylinder!
Procedure:!
1.!Read!the!volume!of!liquid!in!the!beaker,!graduated!cylinder,!and!the!two!burets!at!the!station.!!
2.!Record!your!readings!in!your!data!table.!Remember!to!read!from!the!meniscus!if!there!is!one.!
3.!Using!the!graduations!on!the!side!of!the!100RmL!beaker,!add!exactly!45!mL!of!water!to!the!beaker.!
4.!Without!spilling!any,!pour!this!water!into!your!50RmL!graduated!cylinder!and!read!the!volume!to!the!nearest!0.1!mL.!
Record!in!your!data!table.!Empty!the!graduated!cylinder!
5.!Using!the!graduations!on!the!side!of!the!beaker,!add!exactly!7!mL!of!water!to!the!beaker.!Pour!this!water!into!your!!
10RmL!graduated!cylinder!and!read!the!volume!to!the!nearest!0.01!mL.!Record!in!your!data!table.!Empty!the!graduated!
cylinder.!
6.!Look!at!your!buret!eye!level.!Release!water!until!the!buret!reads!0.00!mL.!Discard!the!extra!water.!!
7.!Release!exactly!22.00!mL!of!water!from!the!buret!into!the!100RmL!beaker.!Transfer!this!amount!into!a!50RmL!graduated!
cylinder.!Read!the!volume!as!precisely!as!you!can!and!record!in!your!data!table.!
8.!Release!6.55!mL!of!water!from!the!same!buret!into!the!100RmL!beaker.!Transfer!this!amount!into!a!10RmL!graduated!
cylinder.!Read!and!record!this!amount!as!accurately!as!possible!in!your!data!table.!!
Data2Table2#1:!
! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Title:!____Reading!beakers/!graduated!cylinder/!buret!accurately______________________________!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Equipment!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Volume!!(mL)!

1.! 100RmL!beaker!
2.! 100RmL!glass!graduated!cylinder!

27mL!
75.5mL!

3.! 100RmL!plastic!graduated!cylinder!
4.! 50RmL!buret!#1!

60.5mL!
17.80mL!

5.! 50RmL!buret!#2!

14.20mL!

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Data2Table2#2:2
! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Title:!______Pouring!water!to!buret/beaker!to!measure!with!graduated!cylinder_______!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!Amount!of!Water!

!!!!!!!!50RmL!Graduated!Cylinder!

!!!!!!!!!!10RmL!Graduated!Cylinder!

45!mL!from!beaker!

44mL!

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7!mL!from!beaker!

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6.6mL!

22!mL!from!buret!

23.00mL!

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6.55!mL!from!buret!

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6.80mL!

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Discussion2(Analyzing2Results):!
1.!Based!on!the!reading!from!your!graduated!cylinder,!is!a!beaker!suitable!for!measuring!45!mL!of!water?!
I!think!that!you!can!measure!45mL!of!water!using!a!beaker!because!from!my!data,!I!used!a!beaker!to!measure!45mL!of!
water,!and!when!I!pour!it!to!the!graduated!cylinder!it!turns!out!to!be!44mL.!It!is!quite!near!to!what!I!want.!On!the!other!
hand,!if!you!really!want!exact!45mL,!you!probably!should!use!a!graduated!cylinder!instead!of!a!beaker.!
2.!Based!on!the!reading!from!your!graduated!cylinder,!is!a!beaker!suitable!for!measuring!7!mL!of!water?!
I!guess!you!could!use!a!beaker,!but!it!would!not!be!accurate.!I!used!a!beaker!to!measure!7mL!of!water,!but!when!I!pour!it!
to!the!graduated!cylinder,!I!got!6.6mL.!In!my!opinion,!using!a!beaker!you!must!be!a!person!that!can!make!a!very!good!
prediction.!Since!the!beaker!doesnt!give!you!numbers!near!7!at!all.!I!think!it!is!better!to!use!a!graduated!cylinder!to!
measure!7mL!of!water,!a!beaker!would!probably!be!to!risky!to!measure!exactly!7mL!of!water.!
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3.!When,!if!ever,!would!you!use!a!beaker!to!measure!volume!of!a!liquid!in!an!experiment?!
I!think!you!should!use!a!beaker!to!measure!volume!of!a!liquid!of!an!experiment!when!the!amount!of!the!liquid!that!you!
want!to!measure!second!digit!ends!with!0!or!5.!Since,!most!beakers!usually!have!a!line!that!will!accurately!measure!volume!
of!liquids!ending!with!zeroes!or!fives.!Also,!a!beaker!would!be!a!good!option!if!you!have!to!pour!the!liquid!to!other!
containers.!
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4.!Which!cylinder!(50mL!or!10mL)!or!buret!measured!more!accurately?!Explain!in!detail.!
I!think!that!the!cylinder!(50mL)!measured!more!accurately!because!from!my!data!table,!I!used!the!50mL!graduated!cylinder!
and!I!got!44mL!while!the!10mL!graduated!cylinder!I!tried!measuring!7mL!and!I!got!6.6mL.!Furthermore,!I!think!that!using!a!
buret!is!harder!because!you!have!to!close!the!valve!and!it!is!kind!of!risky!to!get!exact!amount!that!you!want.!You!might!
have!to!pour!some!of!the!liquid!out!to!be!exact.!
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5.!Would!you!use!beakers!and!graduated!cylinders!to!measure!other!volumes,!such!as!the!volume!of!sand!or!oil?!Why!or!
Why!not?!
In!my!opinion,!it!depends!on!the!amount!of!sand!or!oil.!If!there!is!a!high!amount,!I!would!probably!use!the!beaker!and!if!
there!is!lesser!amount!it!would!be!better!to!use!the!graduated!cylinders.!Still,!I!think!that!the!graduated!cylinders!are!easier!
to!use!and!are!more!accurate.!The!way!I!would!probably!use!to!find!the!volume!of!the!sand!is!to!first!measure!the!volume!
of!some!amount!of!water.!Then,!I!would!add!the!sand!to!that!water.!I!would!measure!the!new!volume.!To!find!the!sands!
volume!I!would!subtract!the!new!volume!with!the!sand!with!the!old!volume!without!the!sand.!For!the!oil,!I!would!just!put!
the!oil!into!the!graduated!cylinders!or!beakers!because!oil!is!already!a!liquid.!
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Conclusion:!
In!this!lab,!I!learned!about!which!equipment!is!suitable!for!which!kind!of!experiments!and!will!help!the!experiment!most!
accurate.!Such!as,!I!learned!that!the!beakers!are!the!least!accurate!and!it!is!suitable!to!measure!the!amount!of!liquids!
ending!with!0!or!5!while!graduated!cylinders!are!very!accurate,!but!they!can!hold!less!amount!of!water.!Lastly,!the!buret!is!
also!accurate,!but!it!is!quite!hard!to!use.!
Discuss!possible!sources!of!error!that!may!have!interfered!with!your!results.!
I!think!that!not!concentrating!on!the!numbers!might!lead!to!errors.!Each!equipment!in!the!lab!have!different!order!of!
numbers.!Some!numbers!are!from!up!to!bottom,!while!some!are!bottom!to!up.!I!think!that!if!you!dont!read!the!numbers!
carefully!that!could!lead!to!mistakes.!Moreover,!some!might!forget!about!what!the!teachers!or!lab!technicians!told!us!not!
to!read!the!numbers!by!holding!the!equipment!up.!This!might!also!be!a!factor!that!lead!to!errors.!
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