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    This experiment was conducted to determine the specific gravity of cement using a Le Chatelier's Flask. The specific gravity of cement is the ratio of the density of cement to the density of water, and for Portland cement it should be around 3.15. The experiment measured the initial and final water readings in the flask and calculated the specific gravity of the cement sample. Knowing the specific gravity is important for concrete mixture proportioning calculations and ensuring the durability of structures. Some errors may have occurred during the experiment due to human error or external factors like temperature and humidity. Care should be taken in future experiments to avoid splashing or cement adhering to the inside of the flask above the liquid level.

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    This experiment was conducted to determine the specific gravity of cement using a Le Chatelier's Flask. The specific gravity of cement is the ratio of the density of cement to the density of water, and for Portland cement it should be around 3.15. The experiment measured the initial and final water readings in the flask and calculated the specific gravity of the cement sample. Knowing the specific gravity is important for concrete mixture proportioning calculations and ensuring the durability of structures. Some errors may have occurred during the experiment due to human error or external factors like temperature and humidity. Care should be taken in future experiments to avoid splashing or cement adhering to the inside of the flask above the liquid level.

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    This experiment was conducted to determine the specific gravity of cement using a Le Chatelier's Flask. The specific gravity of cement is the ratio of the density of cement to the density of water, and for Portland cement it should be around 3.15. The experiment measured the initial and final water readings in the flask and calculated the specific gravity of the cement sample. Knowing the specific gravity is important for concrete mixture proportioning calculations and ensuring the durability of structures. Some errors may have occurred during the experiment due to human error or external factors like temperature and humidity. Care should be taken in future experiments to avoid splashing or cement adhering to the inside of the flask above the liquid level.

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    This experiment was conducted to determine the specific gravity of cement using a Le Chatelier's Flask. The specific gravity of cement is the ratio of the density of cement to the density of water, and for Portland cement it should be around 3.15. The experiment measured the initial and final water readings in the flask and calculated the specific gravity of the cement sample. Knowing the specific gravity is important for concrete mixture proportioning calculations and ensuring the durability of structures. Some errors may have occurred during the experiment due to human error or external factors like temperature and humidity. Care should be taken in future experiments to avoid splashing or cement adhering to the inside of the flask above the liquid level.

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    TEST RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

    This experiment was designed to determine the specific gravity of


    cement by using the Le Chateliers Flask. It is a test that manifests the
    resistance of Portland cement against deformation caused by temperature
    change. It is required to do this test in two cement samples.
    The specific gravity could be determined by the ratio of the density of
    the substance to the density of water. The specific gravity of a Portland
    cement should be around 3.15. In the experiment proper, the group used a
    new laboratory equipment known as Le Chateliers Flask. Now, with the aid
    of the instrument specific gravity may be known and also kerosene is used in
    the experiment rather than water due to it binds with cement. Also, the
    group used the water bath to maintain the temperature of the process in
    order to finish the experiment.
    The weight of the sample used was (insert value here). The initial and
    final reading of water were (insert values here), respectively. Thus, the
    specific gravity on the first trial is (insert value here)
    In the end, this test also gives us information on the specific gravity of
    the cement which is necessary for concrete mixture proportioning
    calculations.

    CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATON


    The group was able to determine the specific gravity of cement by
    using the Le Chateliers flask, which leads to the achievement of the
    objective of this experiment. Specifically, the specific gravity of this cement
    is around 3.15.
    It is important to know the specific gravity of the cement to be used in
    a construction. A reason is that the specific gravity is used in the phase
    relationship of air, water, and solids in a given volume of the soil. Certain
    cements have been found to have higher or lower specific gravity than the
    usual. This will cause serious difficulties for the durability of structures when
    such cement is used.
    Every experiment done was subjected to error, so was this. There were
    several possible errors that may held responsible in this experiment such as:
    Human error is inevitable to occur in here that is why some sample may have

    one of the factors to fail the soundness of cement. In addition, outside


    factors such as temperature and humidity could contribute to the outcome of
    the mixture.
    Here are some recommendations to make for the next experimenters,
    and for the experiment, itself. For the next experimenters, as much as
    possible, while pouring the cement in the Le Chateliers Flask, much care
    should be taken to avoid splashing and cement should not adhere to the
    inside of the flask above the liquid.

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