Calculation of densities

Sanabria Rivas Dhayadsanabriar@[Link]

Gamez Duran Camilo Josécgamezd@[Link]
Arias Arevalo Santiago Albertosariasa@[Link]

Department of Biology; Faculty of Sciences; El Bosque University.

Summary
Different shapes were measured in order to take their dimensions and thus find the area and
the volume of these was measured for weight to arrive at density and find the error
percentage.

Introduction closed curve or the surface of a

sphere passing through its center.
Area: it is the surface included within
The error calculation is used to a figure, measured by the number of
represent the imprecision in the calculations square units needed for
from the measurements; some factors that cover the surface. The SI unit of area
the accompanying error is: it is the square meter (m2). Volume
measure of the space occupied by a
Length: In many systems of body. The unit of measurement for measuring
Measurement, length is a magnitude volume is the cubic meter (m3),
fundamental, from which others derive. The Liters (L) are generally used.
Length is a measure of a
dimension.
Diameter: it is a straight line that connects
two points of a circumference, of a
Density: it is a magnitude referred to the same magnitude. The sensitivity of a
the amount of mass contained in a device is related to the value
a determined volume, and can be used minimum of the magnitude that is capable of
in absolute or relative terms. Its Measure. It is usually accepted that the
The unit in the SI is the kilogram per meter. the sensitivity of a device is indicated
cubic, density is a magnitude for the value of the smallest division of
intensive the scale of measure.

Percentage error: It is the relative error

D= mv multiplied by 100 which results in

expressed in percent.
Formula 1

density or absolute density expresses Experimental procedure

the mass per unit volume where p
it is the density, m is the mass and V is the The dimensions of the
volume of the body figures, with the caliper that's how it is
relative density is the relationship between the hello the area and the volume of the figures,
density of a substance and a then the weight of the cylinders was taken and
reference density, resulting in a cubes (plastic, aluminum, brass) for
dimensionless magnitude, without units. find their densities and reach the error
types of errors: percentage.
experimental: comes from the data or
arithmetic mistakes of a calculation
Absolute error: it occurs when
approximate a real value with an approximation
Relative error: it is usually a better
precision indicator.
Figure 1. Caliper
Accuracy precision and stability
The accuracy of a measuring device is
define as the degree of concordance
between the true value and the experimental.
Cylinders
Precision refers to the
agreement between one measure and others of

Results and analysis

 Area
Length Volume
(cm^ It is important as it determines what
(cm) (cm) (cm³)
2)
we are so wrong at the moment
52.1
Cylinder 6.37±0. 2.22±0.07 24.65cm to perform the experimental calculation in
5cm cubed
Aluminum 01cm cm relationship with the theoretical value, the less
2
52.6 be the value of the error more accurate or more
Cylinder 6.36±0. 2.24±0.01 25.06 cm
4cm ^3 the value experienced with it is correct
Brass 02cm cm
^2 the theoretical value
52.0
Cylinder 6.36±0. 2.22±0.02 24.61cm
8cm ^3 Describe the sensitivity of a
Plastic 02cm cm
squared
Measurements of the diameters and instrument.
circumferences of the different cylinders.
The sensitivity of an instrument is given
more when the object to be measured
it is small since a lot is required
precision at the time of measuring a
Area
Width Height Long Volume length of said object since this being
(cm²
(cm) (cm) (cm) (cm^3)
) smaller in size, their lengths are
1.67 ± 4.95 ± much more complex to measure with a
Cube 3.17±0. 8.25c 26.12cm
Aluminum 02cm
0.01c 0.04c m squared cubed common measurement method.
m m
1.56 ± 2.65 ±
Cube 1.94±0. 4.13 c 8.01 cm^ Describe the main differences in
0.04c 0.03c
Brass 03cm m m
m^2 3
as for precision, sensitivity and
1,458 6.45± accuracy of the micrometer screw
Figure 4.56±0. 9.40c 42.88cm
±0.02 0.03c and the caliper.
irregular 01cm m^2 ^3
cm m
Measures of the diameters and
Sensitivity is the ability to measure a
circumferences of the different discs.
smaller object, accuracy is the
punctuality and fidelity in the execution of
Density Density
one thing and precision is determination
theoretical experimental Error %
(g/cm³) (g/cm³) clear and exact of a thing.
Cylinder
Aluminum 2.46 cm The measurement error was low, it was possible

Cylinder work with the caliper without having much

Brass 8.01cm^3 8.6cm^3 6.86% problem with the calculation error of
measure. It has been analyzed that although the
Cylinder
Plastic 0.82cm^3 0.95cm^3 13.68% objects (the aluminum cylinder, the cylinder
Cube made of plastic, the brass cylinder, the cube of
Aluminum 2.32cm^32.7cm^3 14% aluminum, the brass cube and the figure
Cube irregular) vary in shape, size, and weight
Brass 7.56 cm^3 38.6 cm^3 12% the exponential density and the density
Theoretical values will always be approximated and
Figure
irregular there will be very little difference between them.
1.39cm^3 1.38cm^3 0.72%
Theoretical and experimental densities for Since having a series of measures
the different materials. similar sus results they are
distributed at an average value.
Importance of error calculation in
a measurement process?
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Conclusions

One of the most efficient ways

to measure small lengths
of an object or figure is using the
caliper, since it has measurements
graduated.
2. The standard deviation in all
the figures were very small, because
which the measurement with the
calibrator is very efficient at
time to calculate lengths
small.
3. The percentage error between the
density experimental y the
theoretical density of the figures
the measurements are relatively high
since there was accuracy
determinant at the time of weighing
the figures.

Bibliographic references

University of Málaga (August 2016

Department of Applied Physics
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