Help, I don’t understand how they got the mass to be 50.21 I got 50 because the water is 50cm cubed. Plz help!! As I have lost marks due to this mistake
Help, I don’t understand how they got the mass to be 50.21 I got 50 because the water is 50cm cubed. Plz help!! As I have lost marks due to this mistake
In the instructions for the practical, it says ‘about 50 cm^3’ of water. That does not mean exactly 50 cm^3 is used.
The actual volume can be found using the ‘results’ table: (mass of polystyrene cup + final solution) - (mass of polystyrene cup) = 85.67 g - 35.46 g = 50.21 g