Question

A cylindrical PVC pipe of height 11 cm is open at both ends. Its inner diameter is 1.4 cm, and its outer diameter is 2.2 cm. Refer to the lab manual for the formula for volume of a cylinder.

(a) What is the inner volume the cylinder?
V_inner = ____ cm³

(b) What is the outer volume of the cylinder?
V_outer = ____ cm³

(c) What is the volume of water it will displace?
volume of water displaced = ____ cm³

(d) If the cylinder was a solid cylinder of diameter 2.2 cm, how much water will it displace?
____ cm³

Answer 1