Table B: Calculation of Density for Irregularly Shaped Solids


Inflated
football
Deflated
football
Mass
(g)
420
420
Estimated volume
(cm3)
388
1000
Estimated density
(g/cm3)
1.08
.90
Prediction of buoyancy
Circle one.
Float Sink
Float Sink
Observation of buoyancy
Circle one.
Float Sink
Float Sink
Volume of displaced water
(cm3)




Calculated density
(g/cm3)




Error
(%)