Name: ______________________________
Period: __________
Team: ______________________________
Assignment Date: 9/04/13
Due Date: 9/08/13 EOC
Density I: Is Density Intensive?
Background:
An intensive (sometimes called intrinsic) property of matter is a property that is independent of the
amount of material present. Properties that do not change when you have more or less of the
substance are intrinsic properties. Mass is NOT an intensive property – since the more substance you
have the more mass you have. Boiling point IS, since the boiling point of water is 100°C - it does not
matter how much water you have, when it reached 100°C, it boils.
What about density? Density is the ratio of an object's mass to its volume - density is the relationship
between how heavy something is for its size. Therefore, something that is small and has a high mass
has a high density.
Objectives:
 Year-Long Target 1: Develop Safe and Appropriate lab Practices
 Year-Long Target 2: Collect Data with Accuracy and Precision
 Year-Long Target 3: Write Valid Conclusions using Collected/provided Data
 Year-Long Target 4: Develop Problem Solving Skills in The Lab Setting
 POM Target 3.2: Determine If Density is An Intrinsic (Intensive) Property of Matter
Materials:
Triple Beam
Balance
100mL Graduated
Cylinder
Calculator
Graph Paper
Procedure:
1. Choose 4 different sized samples of the same color cylinder
a. Choose samples that have different masses and volumes
2. Measure and record the mass and volume
3. Calculate and record the density
4. Graph your data (mass on the y-axis and volume on the x-axis)
Data Table 1: Density of Solid Samples Sig Figs! Units!
Sample
Mass
Volume
Calculated
Density
Material
1
2
3
4
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Name: ______________________________
Team: ______________________________
Period: __________
Assignment Date: 9/04/13
Due Date: 9/08/13 EOC
Graph:
1. According to your data, is density an intrinsic (intensive) property? DATA!
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