Question

Mel was measuring the volume of water in this 25 ml graduated cylinder. He wanted to measure 13.7 ml as accurately as possible. What advice would you give Mel before starting to measure the water?

A) Use a 10 ml graduated cylinder.
B) Use a larger graduated cylinder.
C) Use a cylinder with .1 ml increments.
D) Be sure to read the bottom of the meniscus.

Answer 1

Both c and d would be ok

Answer 2

I think the correct answer would be to use a cylinder with .1 ml increments. In this way, she can measure accurately the .7 mL increment. Using a larger graduated cylinder would not help since the increments would be larger as well. Hope this helps.