Name: Ivan W.

Martins de Oliveira
Class: AP Physics 2
Period: 7
Group #: 5
Lab # and Title: 2 Buoyancy
Laboratory Report
Purpose
The group set out to investigate the effects of depth on the pressure exerted on a sensor, firstly with 100 ml of
pure water, and then with 80 ml of water plus 20 ml of cooking oil on top.
Equipment Used
Graduated cylinder, pressure sensor, water, cooking oil, ruler
Procedure
Pour 100ml of water into a graduated cylinder, insert the pressure probe in the liquid until the 70 ml mark. Take
note of the level of water displacement and the pressure recorded by the sensor. Make sure not to wet the
sensor, and to hold it above the water line. Repeat the process at the 40 ml and 10 ml mark, noting down the
water displacement and pressure at each interval. After recording the results, repeat the process, but remove 20
ml of water and add 20 ml of cooking oil to the top. Wait for the mixture to fully separate before continuing for
best results.
Data
Water Water + oil
Depth (cm) Pressure (Pa) Depth (cm) Pressure (Pa)
5,5 101910 5,5 101900
11,1 102465 11,1 102430
16,6 103043 16,6 102914

y = 102,06x + 101343
R² = 0,9997 depth vs pressure (water)
103200

103000

102800
Pascals

102600

102400

102200

102000

101800
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
cm
 y = 91,361x + 101404
R² = 0,9996 depth vs pressure (water + oil)
103000

102800

102600
Pascals

102400

102200

102000

101800
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
cm

Conclusion
The effect of the oil seems to have been almost negligible. Both sets of data appear to be linear, with the
pressure in the oil set appearing slightly lesser than the water set, due to the density of oil being smaller
than that of water. Measurements could have been more accurate if the reading on the sensor wasn’t so
erratic, and if we had stuck with only one fluid and more measurements, a more accurate relation would
have been established.