1. Describe how you can use the graduated cylinder to determine the volume of a small, irregularly-shaped metal. 2. What safety precaution should you take when adding the irregularly-shaped metal into the glass graduated cylinder

Explanation:

1.

i. Measure the initial volume of water in a graduated cylinder.

ii. Now submerge the irregularly shaped metal into water in a graduated cylinder.

iii. Measure the final volume of water.

iv. The difference between the final volume and the initial volume is the volume of the irregularly shaped metal.

2.

When adding the irregularly shaped metal into the glass graduated cylinder. Make sure that the irregularly shaped metal is completely submerged into the water.  

water and alcohols have similar properties because water molecules contain hydroxyl groups that can form hydrogen bonds with other water molecules and with alcohol molecules, and likewise alcohol molecules can form hydrogen bonds with other alcohol molecules as well as with water.