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BBC Bitesize Gcse Physics: Density Is The Mass Per Unit Volume

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Introduction: Density is the ‘mass per unit volume’ ( BBC Bitesize - GCSE Physics - Density - Revision 1). In other words, it is essentially the rate/ratio of an object’s mass to its volume- measured in kilograms per metric cubed. Solids, liquids and gases all have varying densities as the density of an object increases when the atoms within it are more tightly compacted. As such, solids, having more compacted atoms in a lattice, generally, have larger densities than liquids and gases.Objects with a lower density will float and objects with a greater density will sink when placed on a liquid. Moreover, the density of an object can be obtained using the formula p=m/v- where p is the density of an object, m is its mass, and v is the volume.This

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