Table A: Calculation of Density for Regularly Shaped Solids Table
tennis
ball
Golf
ball
Mass
(g)
Diameter
(cm)
Radius
(cm)
Estimated volume
(cm3
)
Estimated density
(g/cm3
)
Prediction of buoyancy
Circle one.
Float Sink Float Sink
Observation of buoyancy
Circle one.
Float Sink Float Sink
Initial volume of water
(cm3
)
Final volume of water
(cm3
)
Change in volume
(cm3
)
Calculated density
(g/cm3
)
Error
(%)
Table B: Calculation of Density for Irregularly Shaped Solids