Purpose
To illustrate the concept of density by making a density column that can be used to determine the relative densities of several solid objects.
Materials
- Syrup (brown) or light corn syrup
- Dishwashing detergent (green)
- Water (colored red with food coloring)
- Vegetable oil (yellow)
- Ethanol (colored blue with food coloring)
- 250 mL glass graduated cylinder
- Small ice cube
- Small
- Small piece of
