Density Examples
The metals which have higher mass than other metals if the volume is kept constant are called the dense material. Platinum, Gold, etc are examples of dense metals, whereas sodium, and potassium are less dense metals.
Dense materials are materials that cannot be easily compressed whereas less dense materials such as cotton, and styrofoam are the materials that can be easily compressed.
Gaseous is one of the least dense materials as their particle are far away from each other and they can be highly compressed.
Density
Density is defined as the measurement of the weight of the object when a fixed volume of it is taken. It can be calculated by dividing the mass of an object by its mass. It is the true measure of the heaviness of the material. This can be understood with the help of the following example,
“Which weighs heavier 1 kg of cotton or 1 kg of iron?” The obvious answer to this is iron is heavier than cotton so 1 kg of iron must be heavier than 1 kg of cotton but here, both of them weigh exactly the same (1 kg) but iron feels heavier because of the density as the density of Iron is heavier.
In this article, we have provided everything related to what is density, the formula for density, density of water, and how to calculate density.
Table of Content
- What Is Density?
- Density Formula
- Density of Various States of Matter
- Unit of Density
- Applications of Density in Real Life
- How Is Density Calculated?