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Density indicates how much of a substance's mass is contained in a given volume. The SI unit for density is kg/m³, but alternative measures such as g/cm³ and kg/l are also used. In everyday life, the equivalent units g/cm³ and g/mL are most commonly used.

Density Factors

Density varies for substances depending on their temperature and pressure. The higher pressure causes the molecules of the substance to be more compacted in the same volume, increasing the density. On the other hand, an increase in temperature generally causes the molecules to move apart and thus reduce the density. However, this is not always true. For example, the density of ice is less than the density of water. When most other liquids solidify, the space between molecules shrinks. When water molecules freeze, the bonds in the molecules change strength and form a crystal. The space between molecules increases, the amount of water increases and the density decreases. The increased amount of ice means that water that freezes in domestic pipes in the winter can cause the pipes to burst.

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When materials are denser than water, they sink. On the other hand, less dense materials flow. A good example is ice floating in a glass of water. This property is often used in everyday life. In most cases, hollow objects designed with materials denser than water contain air, which is less dense than water. This allows the vessel to float as long as enough air is transferred into the cavity. In fishing, the sinker is made of high density materials such as metals to ensure the hook sinks in the water instead of floating, especially when the bait is low density and does not sink well.

Oil is less dense than water, so it flows. This property of oil allows for easier cleaning in case of oil spills, which often occur at sea and damage the marine ecosystem. The tendency for oil and fat to run off is also useful in cooking – for example, we can remove liquid fat from our soup to reduce the percentage of fat and calories in a dish. This is especially easy if you refrigerate the soup until the fat solidifies. It's also easy to make into jam.

When preparing smoothies or other similar drinks, ingredients can be selected based on their density to create layers. To form layers, a lower density liquid is slowly poured into a higher density liquid. You can also use the glass stirrer as a liquid guide (not for stirring). If done carefully, this technique will prevent mixing and create a colorful, layered drink. This can also be done when making jellies or jellies, but if time permits it is easier to cool each layer separately and then pour the next layer.

However, in some cases, this quality may not be desirable. For example, when fatty substances don't mix well with water, they can separate out, as in a poorly blended smoothie, making the food taste and look less desirable.

The density of salt water

The cherry tomato is suspended on the "edge" between the more dense salt water at the bottom, tinged with pink, and the less dense fresh water at the top. Tomatoes are less dense than salt water but more dense than fresh water, so they are suspended in the middle.

The density of water changes as the concentration of other substances mixed with the water changes. Water in nature does not always occur in the pure H form₂Ah, but it is often mixed with other substances like salt. Sea water is a good example. For example, salt water in the oceans has a higher density than fresh water, which means that water with less salt floats in salt water. Of course, it is difficult to see water itself, but we can observe this property when we try to float in salt water. Our body is composed of 45% to 75% water, with a higher proportion in children and a lower proportion in the elderly and obese. We also have at least 5% of our body weight made up of fat. These numbers are for very lean athletes - most of us are at least 10% fat, but usually up to 20% in most healthy people and 25% or more in overweight and obese people.

When we try to swim in salt water and then in clean water, we will feel the difference - our body will find it easier to swim in salt water. The Dead Sea is famous for having about 7 times the concentration of salt in the world's oceans, which allows people to float in it without sinking. Although humans cannot sink below the surface of the water, care must be taken when swimming in the Dead Sea. Drinking water with a high salt content causes chemical burns that require hospital treatment in severe cases.

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Like water, objects less dense than air float. For example, the density of helium is 0.000178 g/cm³ compared to 0.001293 g/cm³ of air. Since helium is less dense, it floats in the air, which can be seen by filling a balloon with helium and watching it float.

As the air temperature increases, its density decreases. This makes balloon flights possible. A hot air balloon at the archaeological site of the ancient Mayan city of Teotihuacan, Mexico (pictured), rises because the air inside it is heated above the temperature of the surrounding air, which consequently reduces the density inside the balloon's envelope. As the balloons rise above the pyramids, the cold morning air also cools the air inside them, and the operator must use a heater to keep the air inside the balloon's envelope warm.

Density calculation

Predicted density values ​​are available for many substances under standard temperature and pressure conditions, ie 0°C and 100 kPa. However, sometimes we may want to calculate the density manually, especially if the calculation is not performed under standard conditions. To do this, we can divide the mass by the volume, and we need to know these two values ​​for the substance. We can measure weight with a scale. Volume can be calculated from the geometric shape of an object for simple solids, using devices such as a measuring cup or other measuring vessels for liquids and gases. If the shape of a solid is too complex for geometry-based calculations, we can find its volume using the volumetric displacement method.

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We can perform these calculations for objects with complex shapes by pouring water into a measuring cup or similar container and measuring this initial amount of water. We then submerged our irregularly shaped object completely in water and measured how much water was displaced. This displaced volume is equal to the volume of the submerged object, an observation supposedly made by Archimedes. This method is only possible for objects that do not absorb water or cannot be damaged by water. We wouldn't use it to measure the volume of a camera or a piece of clothing, for example.

According to a contested legend, Archimedes was commissioned by King Hieron II of Syracuse to verify that the crown the king ordered a goldsmith to make was made of gold. The king suspected that the goldsmith had exchanged the gold, that the king had given him a cheaper alloy and taken advantage of the difference. Archimedes was able to determine this by calculating the density of the crown and comparing it to the then-known density of gold. It was not possible to melt the crown, so he had to find a way to calculate the volume without changing its shape. The story goes that he pondered and pondered what to do, and the solution came to him when he took a bath and threw himself into the water. Suddenly, he realized that he could measure the volume of any object by measuring how much water it displaces when completely submerged.

fabrics with cavities

Some natural or manufactured substances are hollow or liquid in their properties, but composed of particles large enough to leave voids between them, even when the substance is tightly packed. Some examples of the latter include sand, salt, flour, grain, snow and gravel. The empty space can be filled with air, water or other substances. It can also be empty, in which case there is a vacuum in the space between the particles. Density calculations for such substances can be done by mass, including voids, or by geometrically estimating the volume of voids and subtracting it from the total volume if the particles are relatively uniform in shape.

There are substances that can be more loosely or tightly packed and have more or less space between the particles, depending on how they were poured or packed to reach their current state. This makes density calculations difficult for them as it is more difficult to estimate the volume of the cavity.

Density of Common Substances

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In some industries, such as aerospace, using the lightest materials possible is critical. For the same volume, the lower the density of the material, the lower its mass. When the weight must remain low, low density materials are used. For example, the density of aluminum is around 2.7 g/cm³, while that of steel is between 7.75 and 8.05 g/cm³. For this reason, aluminum and its alloys are used in about 80% of the fuselages.

Composite materials are replacing metallic components in aircraft because they exhibit desirable physical properties, including light weight and high flexibility. All propellers on this Bombardier Q400 are composite.

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On the other hand, as the mass increases, the density also increases. Black holes are an example of very high density bodies because their mass is extremely large and their volume is negligible. Such conditions create an astronomical body that absorbs light and other objects, waves and particles that come close enough to it - the largest of which are called supermassive black holes.

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This article was written byKateryna Jurij

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Omass densitylubricantdensityof an object is a scalar value equal to its mass per unit volume. In other words, density is a measure of the relative "weight" of different objects of constant volume.

The SI unit for density is kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m³).

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