sisi2021 Density ~The Physics Hypertextbook Density Discussion Confusion of mass and density. Objects have mass. Materials have density. Density is the ratio of mass to volume for a material Units 1000 kg/m® hitpsiiphysics.nfoldensity! ussisi2021 Density ~The Physics Hypertextbook Density of selected materials (~20 °C, 1 atm) foo) oo Ce acetone 790 kerosene 810 acid, acetic (CH,COOH) 4,050 lard o19 acid, hydrochloric (HCI) om lead 11,350 acid, sulturic (H,S0,) 4,990 lithium 534 air, 100 K 3.556 lithium 6 deuteride 820 air, 200 K 1.748; lungs 400 air, 293 K 4.207 mayonnaise, traditional 910 air, 300K 1.161 ‘mayonnaise, light 41,000 air, 500 K 0.696 methane, gas, +25 °C 0.656 air, 1,000 K 0.340 ‘methane, liquid, -90 °C 162 alcohol, ethyl (grain) 789.2 milk, cow, heavy cream 904 alcohol, isopropyl (rubbing) 785.4 milk, cow, light cream 4012 alcohol, methyl (wood) 7913 milk, cow, whole 1,030 ammonia ™m milk, cow, skim 1,033 aluminum 2,700 mercury 13,594 argon, gas, ~300 K 1.449 monosodium glutamate 1.620 argon, liquid, 87 K 41.430 nickel 8,900 beer pilsner, 4°C 1,008 nitrogen (N,), 988, ~300 K 1.145; benzene 870 nitrogen (N,), liquid, 74 K 808 blood 1,035 oll, vagetable, coconut 924 body fat 918 cil, vegetable, com 922 bone 1,900 cil, vegetable, olive 918 butane 551 cil, vegetable, palm 915 butter ott 914 carbon 2,250 cil, vegetable, soya 927 carbon, diamond 3,639 osmium 22,500 carbon dioxide, gas, +25 °C 4.799 ‘oxygen (0,), gas, ~300 1.308 carbon dioxide, solid, -78 °C 1,862 ‘oxygen (0,), liquid, 87 K 1.185 copper 8,960 perchlorethylene 1,600 corn starch, loosely packed 540 platinum 24,450 ‘com starch, tightly packed 630 plutonium, @ 19,860 com syrup 1,980 salt (sodium chloride) 2,165 diesel 800 silicon 2,330 formaldehyde 4,430 silicon dioxide (quartz) 2,600 freon 12, iquid 131 silicone 993 freon 12, vapor 36.83, siver 10,490 hitpsiiphysics.nfoldensity!cusio021 gasoline alyeerine ola rain, barley grain, com, shelled rain, com, ear rain, tax sain, milet rain, oats arin, rice, rough arin, rice, hulled grain, rye grain, wheat helium, gas, ~800 K helium, quid, 4 K hydrogen (H,), gas, 300 K hydrogen (H,), quid, 17 honey iridium Density ~The Physics Hypertextbook 803 1,280 19,00 620 720 900 770 640 410 580 750 m0 770 0.164 “47 0.082 n 1420 7,870 22,400 skin sodium bicarbonate sugar, sucrose titanium tungsten tungsten carbide (WC) water, quid, 100 °C water, quid, 60°C water, quid, 30° water, quid, 20°C water, quid, 10° water, quid, 8.984 °C water, auld, 0°C water, ice, 0°C water, ee, -50°C water, ice, ~100 water, s water, saline (0.9 % NaCl) Average density of some celestial bodies 1,050 2,200 1,850 4500 19,300 15,620 19,050 958.40 988.03 995.65 998.21 999.70 990.972 999.84 916 922 927 41,025 1,004 7.140 earth, average (8) earth, core terrestrial planets (3,3) jovian planets (2,h,¥,0) pluto (2) comets sun, average (0) Density as a general concept. ‘+ mass density hitpsiiphysics.nfoldensity! 5,500 12,500 3,900~5,200 600~1,600 1,900 600 1,400 153,000 main sequence stars sant to supergiant stars white dwar star routron star stolar mass black hole supermassive black hole observable universe 38sisi2021 Density ~The Physics Hypertextbook Mass density equations Sd volume, volumetric, volumic eB ot (| sv, etn perl Go [i tne, inear,neic iat ate [| ‘+ charge density, see charge + current density, see current ‘+ number density, especially inthis book, © particle density, see current and probably somewhere in thermal physics too © turn density, see law-ampere and inductance, ‘+ flux density (isa term I hate) © electric field is sometimes called electric flux density (because some people just hate life) ‘©. magnetic field is sometimes called magnetic fux density (or magnetic induction, which isa term | hate even ‘more because some people must hate themselves) ‘+ population density isa term from geography ‘The Physics Hypertextbook ©1998-2021 Glenn Elert ‘Author, Illustrator, Webmaster hitpsiiphysics.nfoldensity! 48