May 18, 2012
Having a Hard Time Figuring Out the Overflow Capacity of a Bottle?
Measuring the OFC only requires an electronic scale. Just place the container on the scale and tare the scale so it reads zero. Then completely fill the container with water and record the weight of the water in grams. Since 1 milliliter (ml) of water equals 1 gram we can determine the capacity of the container by knowing how much the water weighs. For example 2 ml of water weighs 2 grams. It’s very important to tare the empty container to zero on the scale because you want the weight of just the water not the container and the water. Now you have your OFC, the weight of the water in grams equals the volume in ml.