Wednesday, November 3, 2010

LAB day. Measuring Thickness of Aluminum Foil

HOW TO FIND THE THICKNESS OF ALUMINUM FOIL
Remember the formula, 
                    
density = mass/volume

Also remember the formula, volume = length x width x height.  Thickness will substitute height, therefore making the formula, volume = length x width x thickness.  Since length x width = area, we could rewrite the density formula to: 

density of Al = mass of Al / area of Al x thickness of Al


The formula can be rearranged into:

thickness of Al = mass of Al / area of Al x density of Al



Information needed:
  • length and width of aluminum square
  • mass measured by a centigram measure


















Exponential Error 
It expresses the future growth a very small error can become.

Formula:

Exponential error = your measurement - Accepted value / Accepted value x 100 --> %
 *It is written as a %

Accepted Value
A value of a substance accepted and approved by many
*given by instructor


By: Hikari H.

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