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Q: What is the name of the method by which the volume of an irregularly shaped object is found?
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How will you find the volume of an irregularly shaped object that would dissolve in water?

Use volume displacement method.


Will the second method for determining volume work for any object or just an irregularly shaped one?

It depends on what the second method is!


What is formula for calculating an object's density?

Mass divided by Volume = Density. Or use the displacement method for an irregularly shaped object.


What do you call the procedure that helps you find the volume of an irregularly shaped object using a graduated cylinder?

It is the displacement method.


What method should you use to determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object?

Google "Archimedes' Principle" and see if that gives you a clue...


How do you use the displacement method to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object?

Half fill a graduated glass beaker with water and note the level. Place irregularly shaped object into the beaker. Note the new level. The difference between the two levels is the volume of the object. cw: OK, that method works for objects that don't get wet -- like steel. Tissue paper would not be a good candidate. Also, if the object floats, you have to submerge the object.


What method of calculating volume would you use if the object is irregularly shaped?

Immerse the object completely in a liquid (e.g. water) and measure the volume of liquid displaced.


When is displacement used?

It is used to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object. An object dropped into a volume of water will displace an equal volume of water.


How can you calculate the volume of an irregularly shaped object?

If the object in question is water proof, and small enough. You can measure the amount of displaced water when it is placed in a tank full of water, this may not work for a lot of things but it can help when attempting to measure some objects.


Method used to figure the volume of an irregular shaped object?

method usede to figure the volume of an irregular shaped object


Finding the volume of a solid when would water displacement be helpful?

When you are trying to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object.


How do you describe the procedure for determining the volume of an irregularly shaped object when using water and a graduated cylinder?

Volume displacement.