The splashing of water caused the volume of the block to reduce as compared to when the sides were measured.
First, let us calculate the volume of the block from the measured sides:
Volume of a rectangle = L x W x H
For the rectangle whose L = 3 cm, W = 1 cm, and H = 1 cm,
Volume = 3 x 1 x 1
= 3.0 cm3
Also recall that an object will always displace its own volume when thrown into a liquid. Hence
Volume of the rectangular block = Final water level in the cylinder - initial water level
= 42.7 mL - 40.1 mL
= 2.6 mL or 2.6 cm3
The volume of the block from direct measurement of its sides is 3.0 cm3 while the volume from the floatation method is 2.6 cm3.
Thus, the splashing of water has caused the volume of the block to reduce as compared to when the sides were measured.
The complete question is as below:
A student adds a rectangular block of mass 26.10 g to a graduated cylinder initially filled with 40.1 mL of water, but some water splashes out of the cylinder. As a result, the student reads the new level of the water to be 42.7 ml. Previously, the student had measured the length, width and height of the block to be 3.0 cm by 1.0 cm by 1.0 cm. Does the splash cause the volume of the block to be reported as too high or too low, compared to the volume calculated from the length measurements?
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