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Accuracy and Precision

This document describes how to create improvised measuring cylinders from glass bottles to accurately measure volumes. The objectives are to calibrate two identical glass bottles in 10ml increments and compare their accuracy and precision. Materials needed include the bottles, water, a medicine cup, dropper, ruler, and tape. The procedure involves marking water level measurements from 10-100ml on tape attached to the bottles. Both bottles are found to be accurate and precise, with identical calibrations, demonstrating that improvised measuring cylinders can be created from common materials.

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Accuracy and Precision

This document describes how to create improvised measuring cylinders from glass bottles to accurately measure volumes. The objectives are to calibrate two identical glass bottles in 10ml increments and compare their accuracy and precision. Materials needed include the bottles, water, a medicine cup, dropper, ruler, and tape. The procedure involves marking water level measurements from 10-100ml on tape attached to the bottles. Both bottles are found to be accurate and precise, with identical calibrations, demonstrating that improvised measuring cylinders can be created from common materials.

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Science Ed 4- Analytical Chemistry

Name: Date: 9-7-2020


Course and section:
Twin Cylinder
(DIY Measuring Cylinder)

Objectives:
1. To accurately make a calibration of 10ml increment using a glass bottle.
2. To make an improvised measuring cylinder with scale.
3. To make a two improvise cylinder with the same measures.
4. To compare the accuracy and precision of the two improvise cylinder.
Materials:
 2 identical glass bottle
 2 cups of Water
 Medicine cup (with accurate measurement)
 Dropper
 Ballpen
 Ruler
 Paper tape
 2 liquid colors (optional)
Procedure:
1. Prepare all the materials needed, make sure it is clean before using it.
2. Cut a long strip of tape and attached it vertically on the side of the bottle.
3. Next prepare a 2 cups of clean water, then
pour one of your chosen color on the first cup
then pour the other color on the second cup.
(Coloring the water is optional but I
recommend this technique, to easily see the
lower meniscus of the water.

4. Next, using the medicine cup, measure a 10ml


of water from the first cup.
5. Then, pour it carefully on the glass bottle. (You can use a funnel if the
openings of your bottle is small).
6. Next, look at the level of the water on the glass
bottle (it should be eye level), then mark 10ml on
the height of the water.

7. Repeat the 4-6 procedures and mark the strip at increasing order. (20ml,
30ml and so on, until it reaches your desired measure).
8. In making the second DIY measuring cylinder repeat the procedures above.
9. Now the bottles will serve as an improvised measuring cylinder with scale.

Result and discussion:


A B
The bottles I used are identical in radius and height and I use milliliter as the unit
of volume, starting from 10ml up to 100 ml. Bottle A and bottle B have the same
water level at 10 ml and 100 ml.

Conclusion:
Accuracy is how close a measured value is to the actual value. Precision is how
close the measured values are to each other. As you can see on the result and
discussion, both bottles are accurate and precise in measurement. The calibration of
the bottle A is the same with the calibration of bottle B with both 10ml increments. In
conclusion, bottle A is accurately and precise to the calibration of bottle B, and bottle B
is accurately and precise to the calibration of bottle A.

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