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Wendy Lim Yie Tiing (960110-13-6290)

Wong Ching Seng (960806-13-6395)
Halmen Hu Hong (960807-13-6119)
Shirley Dayang Paterick (961005-13-5936)

A hydrometer is an instrument
used to check the relative
density of a liquid ie, to see if
one liquid is denser than
another. This instrument rises
and sinks in the liquid according
to its density. Hydrometer will
sink deeper in the less dense
liquid but float higher in the
denser liquid.
Aim:
Used to check the density of liquid.
First, use a bit of plasticine at
the end of the straw.
Then, it will be like these.
Furthermore, add some soil
into the straw to add some
weight.
A simple homemade
hydrometer is done. Then
we should use it to test
different density of liquid.
We should prepare a
marker pen to plot
the level.
Pour a glass of tap water
into a beaker.
After the beaker fill
with water.
Now vertically stand the
straw in the tap water in
such a way that the end with
plasticine is below the water
surface.
Mark the height of the
straw above water
surface.
Then, pour the tap water out
and wipe dry inner of the
beaker with tissue. Next, we
use the homemade
hydrometer test the density of
beer.
Pour a glass of beer into a
beaker.
Now vertically stand the
straw in the beer in such a
way that the end with
plasticine is below the
water surface.
Mark the height of the
straw above beer surface
on the same straw.
Next, let us test with
cooking oil.
Now vertically stand the
straw in the cooking oil in
such a way that the end with
plasticine is below the water
surface.
Mark the height of the
straw above cooking oil
surface on the same straw.
Generally, density of
water is about
1,000.00 kg/m,
density of cooking oil
is less than water and
density of beer
always more than
water.
Therefore, the mark of cooking
oil will be on top, the mark for
water will be second and the mark
for beer will be last. This is because
the density of cooking oil is the
lowest and the density of the beer is
the highest in these three types
liquid.
In a nutshell, the
density of cooking oil is
the lowest because the
hydrometer sink denser
and the density of beer
is the highest because
the hydrometer float
higher in these three
types of liquid.
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