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- DensityDensity is the measurement of how tightly a material is packed together i.e. how closely the particles are packed in the material. The tighter the material is packed the more its... More Determination Using Direct Method
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Density Determination Using Direct Method (Regular Solids):
Density is defined as mass per unit volume. The unity of density in metric units is kg/m3.
The symbol for density is the Greek letter rho, \( \scriptsize (\rho) \)
Mathematically, it is given as:
Density = \( \frac{mass\:(m)}{volume \:(v)} \)
⇒ \(\scriptsize \rho = \normalsize \frac{mass \:(m)}{volume \:(v)} \)
Mass (m) = \( \scriptsize density \: (\rho) \: \times \: volume \: (v) \)
⇒ m = \( \scriptsize \rho \: \times \: v \)
and;
Volume (v) = \( \frac{mass\: (m)}{density \: (\rho)} \)
⇒ v = \( \frac{m}{\rho} \)
If the mass is expressed in gm and the volume in cm3, then the unit of density is gm/cm3. The mass of a regular object is determined by using a suitable weighing balance and the dimensions of the regular object are measured to determine its volume.
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