How do you measure total mass of sand in a beaker?

Answer 1

To calculate it find the volume of the sand in the container and multiply this by the density of the sand in the container.

A much easier way to find the mass of the sand is to weight the container with the sand in it, empty the sand out of the container (and into another container if you want to keep the sand), re-weight the now empty container and subtract this weight from the first.

Answer 2

To measure the total mass of sand in a beaker, you would first weigh the empty beaker on a scale. Then, add the sand to the beaker and weigh it again. The difference between the two weights is the total mass of the sand in the beaker.

Answer 3

Depends on how much and what aspect.

Cubic kilometres for the volume of sand in a desert;

Cubic metres for the volume on a small beach;

Cubic centimetres for the volume in a child's bucket;

Tons for the mass of large volumes,

Kilograms for smaller volumes;

Grams for small volumes;

Micrometres for the fineness of the grains;

Then there are measures of reflectivity, etc.

Answer 4

Depending on the geometrical form of the container:

- for a cylinder: V = 3,14159 x r2 x h

- for a cubic container: V = L x l x h,

etc.

Answer 5

Using Beam balance.