How much mass can be measured on the top beam? on the second beam? 24. in number 22, how much mass can be 25. in number 22, how much mass can be measured on the third beam? 26. in number 22, how much mass can be measured on the bottom beam? 27. what is the maximum mass that can be measured on this balance? the graduated cylinder and liquid volume. the measurement tool that is used in a science laboratory to measure liquid volume is the graduated cylinder. in this activity, you will determine the volume of liquid in a graduated cylinder. the proper way to read a graduated cylinder is to place it on a flat surface. bend down until your eyes are at the same level as the column of water in the graduated cylinder, notice in figure 6, that the water forins a curved surface called the meniscaus. read the volume of water at the bottom of the meniscus 25 c 5 liquid pigure 6: meniscus because graduated cylinders can hold different volumes of liquid, the scale on each graduated cylinder can be different. in order to read the scale, you must first determine what value each line is worth. to do so, first determine the difference between the two numbered lines. then, count the number of lines betweern the two numbered beginning with the first line above the lowest number, and ending with the last numbered line. finally, divide the value difference between the two lines by the number of lines. for example, in the secoad problem below, 35- 30 equals 5, so the value between the two