Question

Bromine is a liquid at room temperature. The volume of a sample of bromine is measured in a 50 beaker and a 100 ml beaker. How will the two measurements compare ?

Answer 1

Answer:

The comparisons are;

The height of the bromine in the 50 ml beaker will be twice that of the 100 ml beaker

The measurement of the volume with the 50 ml beaker will be more accurate than the measurement taken with the 100 ml beaker, because the differences in the height of the bromine in the 50 ml beaker is more obvious than the differences measured with the 100 ml beaker.

The actual volume of bromine in both beakers will be equivalent

Explanation:

The properties of a liquid are;

1) The volume of a liquid is relatively fixed at conditions that are suitable for it to remain in the liquid state compared to the volume occupied by a gas

2) A liquid will assume the shape of a container in which it is placed

3) The surface of a liquid in a container is flat due in order that the attractive forces between the molecules of the liquid at the surface and inside the body of the liquid should be in equilibrium

Therefore, given that the volume of the Bromine is measured in 50 ml beaker and a 100 ml beaker, there will be differences in the measured height of the same volume of bromine in each beaker.