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Archemede's Principle Lab

This document describes an experiment to determine the upthrust force on a submerged object using Archimedes' principle. The experiment uses a rubber stopper suspended from a ruler balanced with hanging masses before and after submerging the stopper in water. Calculations using the principle of moments determine the stopper's mass is 0.029kg. Archimedes' principle is then used to calculate the upthrust force on the fully submerged stopper as 0.284N, approximately equal to the weight of the water displaced, 0.167N, with minor differences attributed to experimental errors.

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Archemede's Principle Lab

This document describes an experiment to determine the upthrust force on a submerged object using Archimedes' principle. The experiment uses a rubber stopper suspended from a ruler balanced with hanging masses before and after submerging the stopper in water. Calculations using the principle of moments determine the stopper's mass is 0.029kg. Archimedes' principle is then used to calculate the upthrust force on the fully submerged stopper as 0.284N, approximately equal to the weight of the water displaced, 0.167N, with minor differences attributed to experimental errors.

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Name: Anneilia Campbell

Title: Archimedes Principle


Date: February 21,2022
Aim: To determine the upthrust on an object totally immersed in water.
Theory:
Archimedes’ Principle states that a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid (whether a liquid
or air) is subject to an upward force equal in magnitude to the weight of fluid it displaces. is very
useful for calculating the volume of an object that does not have a regular shape.

Apparatus/materials: String, rubber stopper, beakers, displacement can, ruler, clamp and stand,
100g mass

Method A:
1. The position of the string was adjusted so that the ruler balanced horizontally on its own
with no masses suspended from it. The string’s position on the ruler was then recorded.
2. The rubber stopper was then suspended by a string close to one end of the metre ruler.
The position of the stopper was then recorded.
3. The ruler was then balanced again by suspending a 100g mass on the other side of the
ruler by string. The suspension point of the 100g mass was recorded.
Method B:
1. A beaker of water was placed under the rubber stopper and was arranged so that the
stopper was completely immersed in water.
2. The ruler was balanced again with the 100g mass and the new position of the 100g mass
was recorded.
Method C:
1. A displacement can was filled with water until the water stopped running out of the spout.
Once the water stopped running, an empty beaker of known mass was placed under the
spout.
2. The stopper was then lowered carefully into the displacement can and the displaced fluid
was collected into the beaker.
3. The beaker was then weighed and the mass of the water displaced was recorded.
Results:
String’s position when ruler is balanced= 15cm
Position of rubber stopper= 23.5 cm
Position of rubber bung from pivot= 23.5- 15= 8.5cm
Position of 100g mass when balanced= 12.5cm
Position of 100g mass from string= 15-12.5= 2.5cm
New position of 100g mass when rubber bung is submerged in water= 14.5cm
New position of 100g mass from string= 15-14.5= 0.5cm
Mass of displaced fluid= 17.06g

Data analysis:

Part A
FREE BODY DIAGRAM SHOWING THE FORCES ACTING ON THE RULER

ii. Using the principle of moments, calculate the mass of the rubber stopper ( g = 9.81
N/kg)

(0.1 *9.81) * (2.5) = F1 *(8.5)

2.45/8.5 = F1

0.289 N= F1 (weight of rubber stopper)

W= mg

0.289= m * 9.81

0.289/9.81= m

m= 0.029 kg
Part B
iii. Explain and show how you would use the data collected, to calculate the upthrust on
the submerged rubber stopper.

The rubber stopper was completely submerged in water and was floating. Using Archimedes
Principle, it can be assumed that the weight of the rubber stopper is equal to the upthrust that
the body experiences. The mass of the rubber stopper found by using the principle of moments
the upthrust can be calculated using gravity.
U= mg
U= 0.029 *9.81
U= 0.284 N
iv. Does how far below the surface of the water the stopper is immersed affect the
upthrust acting on it? Why or why not?
It does matter. This is due to the fact that upthrust is related to the weight/volume of fluid
displaced. When fully submerged the mass/volume of the water displaced is more than the
volume/mass if it was partially submerged in water. This would cause the upthrust to be more
when fully submerged.
Part C
v. Calculate the weight of the water displaced by the rubber stopper.

Mass of water displaced = 17.06g /1000= 0.01706kg

⸫W=mg W= (0.01706) * 9.81

W= 0.167 N

vi. Compare the values of the upthrust of the stopper to the weight of the fluid
displaced by the stopper.

The weight of the fluid displaced was calculated to be 0.167N, while the value of the upthrust
was 0.284N. The Archimedes principle states that the values should be identical, but differ in
value due to sources of error.

Sources of Error:
-Experiment took place in a windy environment which may cause equilibrium values to be
inaccurate.
-Experiment did not take place on a flat surface which may have caused more water to be
displaced from the displacement can.

Conclusion:
-The upthrust on the rubber was calculated to be 0.284N

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