Measurements: Density
DENSITY is the amount of
of some material.
____
contained in a given
The following boxes are the SAME VOLUME. Assume all the balls have Equal
mass.
Which box is denser?
MATHMATICAL STATEMENTS OF DENSITY
Density is the ratio of an object’s __________________ to its
________________.
DENSITY = ________________ or D= _____________
The density of
The density of
is stated in terms of
is stated in terms of
.
.
To determine the DENSITY of a material, measure its MASS on a
and
determine its VOLUME. Then
the MASS by the VOLUME.
EXAMPLES
1. Calculating density with known mass and volume:
a. determine the density of a material that has a mass of 36g and
volume of 2.5 cm3.
2. Calculating volume with known mass and density:
a. find the volume of 50g of olive oil if the density of olive oil is
0.80g/mL.