DENSITY

>ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume.

>it is the main factor that is responsible for the ability of an object to float in liquid or not.
>indication of an objects heaviness.

We can express it as:

Where:
p density
m - mass
v volume


Objective:
Discuss the definition of density and identify the material that possesses greater density.

Activity:
Answer the following questions.
1.Which has greater mass 6 g of oil or 3 g of water?
2.Which has greater density 4 kg of brass or 4 kg of wax?
3.On which fluid will ice float- 1 kg of water or 5 kg of ethanol?
4.Which has lesser density-2 g of lead or 5 g of mercury?
5.Which has lesser density-7 kg of aluminum or 6 kg of iron?