EXP.
NO – 5 DATE:
AIM
To determine the surface tension of a given liquid using stalagmometer by drop count method.
Requirements:
Stalagmometer
Glycerin
Water
Specific gravity bottle
Balance
Procedure:
Select a clean and dry stalagmometer than fix firmly in a vertical portion, in a beaker
containing water and suck the water to the limb up to the level higher than the upper limb by
using finger. Leave the finger and allow the under water to flow down start counting of drops
when the meniscus passes through the upper mark and until passes the lower mark ( the
number of drops should be in between 15-20) repeat the experiment for 3 times. Remove
water and clean the stalagmometer. Select the liquid and repeat above step with liquid.
Density of water and liquid are measure, them substitute these values together with number of
drops of water and liquid in the equation and calculate the surface tension
Calculation:
Weight of empty bottle (W1 ) = Weight of bottle with water (W2 ) =Weight of water (WW) =
W1 – W2
LIQUID :
Weight of the empty bottle with liquid (W3) =
Weight of liquid = W3 – W1 =
W1 – W2
Density of water =
𝑉
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S. No Name of liquid Number of drops Mean
Trial I Trial II Trial III
1. Water
2. Liquid
Surface tension of water = γ 1=
Surface tension of the given liquid 𝛾2 =
Number of drops of water = n1 =
Number of drops of liquid = n2 =
Density of water =
Density of liquid =
𝛾1 𝑛1𝑝1
=
𝛾2 𝑛2𝑝2
REPORT:
Surface tension of the given liquid 𝛾2 =
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