How to Find the Density of Wood Chips
- 1). Weigh your wood chip on a scale in grams and write down its mass (weight).
- 2). Measure a single wood chip on its length, width and height in centimeters.
- 3). Multiply the length times the width times the height of the chip to find the volume. For instance: a chip weighing 10 grams and measuring 10 cm long, 10 cm wide and 2 cm thick would have a volume of:
10 cm x 10 cm x 2 cm = 200 cm3. - 4). Alternatively, find the volume of the chip by displacement by submerging it into a beaker with 50 mL of water. Look at the new height of the water and subtract 50 from it. The sample chip would displace the water to 250 mL and its volume would be 250 mL -- 50 mL = 200 mL.
- 5). Find the density by dividing the mass by the volume. For the example, 10 g/200 cm3 = .05 g/cm3.
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