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The document discusses density and its relationship to mass and volume. Density is defined as mass per unit volume. Objects made of materials with higher densities have more mass than similar objects made of lower density materials. The equation for density relates mass, volume, and the density symbol ρ.

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Density

The document discusses density and its relationship to mass and volume. Density is defined as mass per unit volume. Objects made of materials with higher densities have more mass than similar objects made of lower density materials. The equation for density relates mass, volume, and the density symbol ρ.

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1 Density
Density: Basics

 Density is the mass per unit volume of a material:


o Objects made from low-density materials typically have a low mass, whilst
similar-sized objects made from high-density materials have a high mass
(Think of how heavy a bag full of feathers is compared to a similar bag full of
metal)
 Density is related to mass and volume by the following equation:

  (Note: The greek letter ρ is used to mean density)

 You can rearrange this equation with the help of the formula triangle:
Use the formula triangle to help you rearrange the equation

 The units of density depend on what units are used for mass and volume:
o If the mass is measured in g and volume in cm3, then the density will be in g/cm3
o If the mass is measured in kg and volume in m3, then the density will be in kg/m3

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