Final answer:
To determine the density of wood chips or rock salt, you can perform a water displacement experiment by measuring the mass of the material and the volume of water it displaces, then divide mass by volume to find density.
Step-by-step explanation:
To design an experiment to determine the density of wood chips or rock salt, you can use the water displacement method.
Here is a step-by-step procedure:
- Weigh the dry wood chips or rock salt on a scale to find their mass.
- Fill a graduated cylinder with a known volume of water and record the water level.
- Slowly submerge the wood chips or rock salt in the water without spilling any water out of the cylinder. Record the new water level.
- Subtract the initial water level from the new water level to find the volume of the material submerged, which is the volume of the wood chips or rock salt.
- Calculate the density by dividing the mass (from step 1) by the volume (from step 4).
Density is defined as mass per unit volume, and this experiment will allow you to find both mass and volume needed to calculate the density of the given materials.