2B40.20 • Density and Buoyancy: Archimedes’s Principle

Location: Cabinet 2, stand is on the counter

Photo Shows the Demonstration Used by the University of Texas at Austin.

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Instructions / Notes:

• A cylindrical mass and bucket are suspended from a spring scale above a beaker of water.
• Note the volume of the water in the beaker before submerging the cylindrical mass.
• Submerge the mass in the beaker of water.
• Note the rise of the water level in the beaker and read the volume.

Last updated on March 13, 2025