A beaker, flask, or graduated cylinder. You have to put water in the container, record the volume, then place the object in the container and calculate how much the volume of the water raised.
The water displacement method. The volume of an object is equal to the volume of water it displaces. For small objects, this can be measured by the change in water volume in a graduated cylinder.
Depends on the size of the object. One method (if the object is small) is to first fill a precisely graduated container (showing volume) with liquid that the object does not dissolve or have a chemical reaction and which will submerge in the liquid completely (it must be heavier than the liquid, density-wise). Note the reading of the top of the liquid, that's the volume of liquid alone. Now slowly immerse the object and note the new reading on the graduated container. The difference is the volume of the object.
If you can weigh the object and know its density then V=(M/D) where V is volume, M is mass and D is density.
To measure volume of large irregular shaped objects you need a displacement can
Immerse it in water and its volume is equal to the volume of water displaced
For an irregular shaped object that cannot be measured and then volume calculated with a formula.
method usede to figure the volume of an irregular shaped object
There are several methods of measuring an irregular shape's volume.Filling it with a known volume of a substance until full.Summing up the Mathematical calculation of sections.
If possible, fully immerse the object in water, and measure the volume of displaced water.
by measuring the object
Measure the volume of the object which is same as the volume of the displaced liquid in which that sinks. And measure the mass of the same object from a weighing machine. then use density = mass/volume
Make a mold of the object and then fill the mold with water and measure the volume of the water.
The volume of the object.
yes you can use a balance to measure the volume of an irregular shaped solid.
1. fill the container with water (make sure you write down what you filled it to) 2. Place object into the container 3. Calulate how much the water rose 4. Find the difference of the two numbers (that will be you volume of the irregular shaped object) 5. All finished!!!