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Golf Ball Density and Uncertainty Analysis

1) The density and specific gravity of a standard American golf ball is calculated from its given mass of 1.62 ± 0.01 oz and diameter of 1.68 ± 0.01 in. 2) The density is calculated to be 1130 ± 21.4 kg/m3 and the specific gravity is calculated to be 1.13 ± 0.0214. 3) The uncertainties in the calculated density and specific gravity are estimated based on the given uncertainties in the mass and diameter.

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Golf Ball Density and Uncertainty Analysis

1) The density and specific gravity of a standard American golf ball is calculated from its given mass of 1.62 ± 0.01 oz and diameter of 1.68 ± 0.01 in. 2) The density is calculated to be 1130 ± 21.4 kg/m3 and the specific gravity is calculated to be 1.13 ± 0.0214. 3) The uncertainties in the calculated density and specific gravity are estimated based on the given uncertainties in the mass and diameter.

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Problem 1.

42 [Difficulty: 2]

m = 1.62 ± 0.01oz (20 to 1)


Given: Standard American golf ball:
D = 1.68 ± 0.01in. (20 to 1)

Find: Density and specific gravity; Estimate uncertainties in calculated values.

Solution: Density is mass per unit volume, so

m m 3 m 6 m
ρ= =4 3 = =
V 3 πR 4π (D 2) π D 3
3

6 1 0.4536 kg in.3
ρ= ×1.62 oz × × × = 1130 kg/m 3
π (1.68) in.
3 3
16 oz (0.0254) m3 3

ρ kg m3
and SG = = 1130 × = 1.13
ρH O2
m 3 1000 kg

1
⎡⎛ m ∂ρ 2
⎞ ⎛ D ∂ρ ⎞ ⎤2
2

The uncertainty in density is given by u ρ = ⎢⎜⎜ u m ⎟⎟ + ⎜⎜ u D ⎟⎟ ⎥


⎣⎢⎝ ρ ∂m ⎠ ⎝ ρ ∂D ⎠ ⎥⎦

m ∂ρ m 1 ∀ ± 0.01
= = = 1; um = = ± 0.617%
ρ ∂m ρ ∀ ∀ 1.62
D ∂ρ D ⎛ 6m ⎞ 6 m ± 0.1
= ⋅ ⎜ − 3 4 ⎟ = −3 = −3; uD = = ± 0.595%
ρ ∂D ρ ⎝ πD ⎠ π ρD 4 1.68

Thus

[ ] [ ]
1 1
u ρ = ± u + (− 3u D ) = ± 0.617% + (− 3 × 0.595% )
kg
u ρ = ±1.89% = ± 21.4
2 2 2 2 2 2
m
m3
u SG = u ρ = ±1.89% = ± 0.0214

ρ = 1130 ± 21.4 kg/m 3 (20 to 1)


Finally,
SG = 1.13 ± 0.0214 (20 to 1)

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