mass density
Let an agent explain density by definition, measurement, typical values and applications such as buoyancy and materials selection.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain density by definition, measurement, typical values and applications such as buoyancy and materials selection.
The mass of a substance per unit volume, symbol rho, measured in kilograms per cubic metre (kg/m3); water has a density of about 1000 kg/m3 near 4 degC, and related quantities include relative density (specific gravity) and mass concentration.
What it is for: Physics, engineering, chemistry and everyday estimation.
It can be calculate density from mass and volume; look up density values with conditions; explain floating and sinking; convert between density units.
Distinguishing features
Mass per volume
Depends on temperature and pressure
Determines buoyancy
Characteristic of materials
What it looks like
Not visible; inferred from mass and volume or measured with hydrometers and densitometers.
Physical character
density of water: about 1000 kg/m3 - near 4 degC
How it is recognised
Units such as kg/m3 and g/cm3
Floating and sinking objects
Weight is a force, not density
Related models
is a kind of - category
is measured in - unit
determines - effect
is related to - quantity
In practice
Families and kinds
mass density
relative density and specific gravity
bulk and particle density
mass concentration in solutions
linear and area density
Identifiers
SI unit kg/m3 derived unit
Standards and regulation
ISO and ASTM density test methods
OIML hydrometer recommendations
Failure modes and hazards
Ignoring temperature effects
Unit conversion errors
Also called
+24
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What it is.
Mass per volume.
Calculate
Formula.
Calculate
Calculation.
- What is the density given this mass and volume? measurement
- Are the units consistent? boundary
Relative
Specific gravity.
Relative
Relative density.
- What is the relative density compared with water? measurement
- At which reference temperature? definition
Values Data.
Values depend on conditions.
Lookup
Tables.
Lookup
Reference values.
- What is the density of this material, according to reference data? provenance
- At what temperature and pressure? measurement
Conditions
Temperature effects.
Conditions
Temperature effects.
- How does density change with temperature for this substance? measurement
- Why is water densest near 4 degC? definition
Measurement Methods.
Methods vary.
Methods
Instruments.
Methods
Measurement methods.
- Which method suits this sample, such as a hydrometer or pycnometer? definition
- Which standard applies? provenance
Displacement
Archimedes.
Displacement
Displacement method.
- How can volume be found by water displacement? action
- What errors arise? boundary
Applications Uses.
Density matters in practice.
Buoyancy
Floating.
Buoyancy
Buoyancy.
- Will this object float in this liquid? boundary
- How does Archimedes principle explain it? definition
Materials
Selection.
Materials
Materials selection.
- Which material gives the needed strength for the lowest density? measurement
- Which database lists properties? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should related densities be separate entries?
- How should materials data be linked?
- How should clinical concentrations be split off?