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Density

The density of a solid, liquid or gas is the mass per unit volume of the substance.Solids are more dense than liquids and liquids are more dense than gases.
Density=  mass  
volume
ρ=m
V
To measure the density of an irregular solid, measure the mass and then immerse the object in a liquid and measure the volume displaced

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Specification: AQA Physics (7407), AS-level, 3.4.2.1 Bulk properties of solids. Topic: Materials.

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