Density Notes

6a&b

 Density is defined as mass per unit volume of a material.

 It tells us about the intermolecular spacing of a material.
 Higher the density of an object, the more tightly the molecules will be packed.
 Lower the density of an object, the larger the spaces between the molecules.
 Different materials have differing densities.
 Denser objects sink in less denser fluids
 Less dense objects float on denser fluids

A small piece of a chalk broken from a larger chalk will have the same density as the large piece as the
intermolecular spacing remains the same.

Mathematically the relationship can be written as:

SI Unit of density is kg/m3. Other commonly used unit is g/cm3

Questions Done In Class

Q1. A glass marble with a mass of 29 g occupies a volume of 100 cm3. What is the density of glass?

Q2. A 5 kg block of ice has a volume of 0.005 m3. Calculate the density of ice.

Q3. A cement block with a mass of 0.75 kg occupies a volume of 5 cm3. Calculate the density of the
cement block.

Q4. An object with a mass of 4.8 g has a density of 1.2 g/cm3. What will be the volume occupied by the
object?

Q5. An object occupying 5 m3 is made up of a material with a density of 0.5 kg/m3. Calculate the mass of
the object.

Q6. A 1 kg gold bar occupies 50 cm3 of space.

a) Calculate the density of gold in g/cm3.
A jeweler uses some of the gold from the bar to make the ring.
b) If the ring has a mass of 15 g. Calculate the volume it will occupy.

Q7. Calculate the density of the rock shown in the figure.

Q8a). The jar shown below is filled with mercury, olive oil and petrol. The liquids are left undisturbed for
several hours. On the figure below show how the layers will arrange themselves.

b). Next a gold ring and bits of pine wood and cork are added to the jar with the liquids in it. On the diagram
below draw where the objects will settle in the jar.