MALAYSIAN POLYTECHNIC

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND COMPUTER DEPARTMENT

BB101 – ENGINEERING SCIENCE

LAB REPORT

EXPERIMENT 3
NAME MATRIX NO
GABRIELA NATASHA BINTI RAPE’EE 05DKA13F1103
LIEW SIAW ING 05DKA13F1088
GROUP MARCELIA NAJA ANAK MARCOS 05DKA13F1046
MEMBERS STEAFENIE ANAK GEORGE 05DKA13F1028
THEN WAON CHEN 05DKA13F1037
TITTLE ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE

LECTURER’S MR YAP TEK CHUAN

NAME
(TO BE FILLED UP BY LECTURER)
DATE OF SUBMISSION 12 SEPTEMBER 2013
LECTURER’S
COMMENTS
RUBRIC
ITEM MARKS
4 3 2 1
1. PROCEDURES
2. PARTICIPATION
3. DIAGRAMS
4. DATA
5. CALCULATIONS
6. ANALYSIS
7. ERROR ANALYSIS
8. QUESTIONS
9. CONCLUSION
10. SUBMISSION DATE

TOTAL
 ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE

OBJECTIVE

To determine the bouyant force from Archimedes’ Principle.

INFERENCE

Archimedes’ Principle states that “When an object s immersed in a fluid (liquid or

gases), the buoyant force (up thrust force) on the object is equal to the weight of fluid
displaced by the object”.

HYPOTHESIS

The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the water displaced.

APPARATUS

1. Retort stand -1
2. Spring balance/ Balance -1
3. 3 Set of Block (Wood, Metal, Plastic) -1
4. Beaker -1
5. Eureka beaker -2
6. Scissor -1
7. String -1
 PROCEDURES

1. The mass of empty beaker is weighed.

2. The spring balance is hang at the arm of retort stand.
3. The block is tie and hang to the spring balance.
4. The weight of the block in the air is recorded.
5. The eureka beaker is fill with water.
6. The apparatus is set as Figure 1,2 and 3.
7. The arm of the retort stand is lower and tied with the lock gently.
8. The block is then arise/sink in water.
9. The weight of the block is recorded.
10. The water is displaced from eureka beaker into the other beaker.
11. The mass of the displace water in the beaker is recorded.
12. The experiments is repeated for the other blocks.

Spring Balance Retort stand

Wood Plastic

Metal Beaker

Plastic
Wood

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

 RESULT

a. Mass of empty beaker = 111 g

b.
Type of Weight of block (N) Mass of Weight of Significant % Error
Block In the air In the beaker water loss of
T1 (N) water T2 with displaced block
(N) displaced (N) weight
water (g) FB = T1 –
T2
Wood 0.51 N 0.05 N 158 g 0.46 N 0.46 N 0N
Plastic 0.64 N 0.098 N 164 g 0.52 N 0.542 N 4.23 N
Metal 4.02 N 3.53 N 163 g 0.51 N 0.49 N 3.92 N

CALCULATION

Type Weight of block (N) Mass of Weight of Significant loss % Error

of In the air T1 In the water T2 beaker water of block weight
Block (N) (N) with displaced (N) FB = T1 – T2
displaced
water (g)
Wood 52 g/1000 = 5 g/1000 158 g 158 – 111 0.51 – 0.05 0N
0.052 x 9.81 =0.005 x 9.81 =47 /1000 =0.46 N
=0.51 N =0.05 N =0.47 N
Plastic 65 g/1000= 10 g/10000 164 g 164 – 111 0.64 – 0.098 4.23 N
0.065 x 9.81 =0.01 x 9.81 =53 /1000 =0.542 N
=0.64 N =0.098 N =0.53 N
Metal 410 g/1000 = 360 g/1000 163 g 163 – 111 0.41 – 3.53 3.92 N
0.41 x 9.81 =0.36 x 9.81 =52 /1000 =0.49 N
=4.02 N =3.53 N =0.52 N
QUESTION

1. Why do some objects :

a. Float when placed in water

Objects float when placed in water because the density of the object is less then the
density of water.

b. Sink when placed in water

Objectssink when placed in water because the density of the object is more then the
density of water.

2. From the experiment, which block has a greater buoyant force for it to float ?

CONCLUSION