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Gummy Bear Lab Report

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The gummy bear's mass and volume will increase while the density of the gummy bear would decrease after it is put into water overnight. (#)This lab experimented to figure out wah changes would take to the gummy bear’s mass, volume, and density after sitting in a cup of water overnight. To do this the gummy bear's dimensions and weight was taken on the first day, along with its density and then the gummy bear was placed and water. When the gummy bear was taken out of the water on day two, the dimensions, weight, and density were taken again, and the difference between the two days was found. (#1) Between days one and two the difference in mass of the gummy bear was increased by 5.9 grams, having about a 169% increase in mass. (#2) Similarly, the volume of the gummy bear increased by 7.374 cm3 having a 246% increase after soaking in the …show more content…

(The gummy bear's volume had the biggest difference between the three properties. Volume could have been the most gaining in units for several reasons. One of those reasons is after the gummy bear had soaked in the water, it absorbed some of the water. That is known as water absorption, but even though it absorbed that water when it was taken out of the cup, some of the water was released back into the cup. Some of the mass may have also dissolved because there was a slight discoloration of the gummy bear along with some of the coloration in the water. The volume also increased due to water absorption, because the gummy bear expanded, making the measurements larger. Volume is based on how much space an object occupies, and one way it is calculated is based on the measurements LengthxWidthxHeight. If these measurements increase, so will the volume. But density did the opposite and decreased. Density decreasing can come down to many factors, but a big one is the compactness of an

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