Wooden
block
Float on
water.
Wooden
block is
Less
dense
than
water
Aluminum
block sink
in water.
Aluminium
block is
more
dense than
water
weight
1.5 DENSITY
• Arrange materials sequentially based on their density.
• Predict whether the materials will float or sink according to their density.
• Define the operational definition of density.
• Calculate density using the formula (density = mass / volume) and water
displacement method.
• Explain the phenomena related to density differences in everyday life.
• Innovate objects, food or beverage using the concept of density.
THE FORMULA OF DENSITY
density is mass per unit volume of the substance
Density
Unit = g/cm3
or kg/m3
Density of mercury = 13.6g/cm3 M
M
D V
Every 1 cm3 has 13.6g of mercury.
EXAMPLE :
A stone has a volume of 10 cm3
and mass
of 30 g. Find its density.
Density = 30 g / 10cm3
= 3 g/cm3
EXAMPLE 2:
A stone has a volume of 10 cm3
and mass of 30 g.
Find its density.
Density
Density
Density 3 g/cm3
M
M
D V
EXAMPLE 3:
A stone has a volume of 100 cm3
and its density is of 3 g/cm3
.
Find its mass.
M
M
D V
Mass density x volume
Mass 3 g/cm3
x 100 cm3
Mass 300 g
Example 4
Density of mercury is 13.60 g/cm3
. What is the volume of mercury if the
mass of mercury is 12.5g.
Volume = mass/density
= 12.5 / 13.6
=0.9 cm3
Example 5
What is density of an object X if its volume is 30 cm3
with mass 45g.
Density = mass /volume
= 45/30
= 1.5 g/cm3
Example 6
Object Y has density 12.8 g/cm3
. What is the volume of the object if the
mass is 100g.
Volume = mass/density
= 100 / 12.8
= 7.8cm3
Example 7
An object has density of 8.90g/cm3. The mass of the object is 250g. Calculate the
volume of the object.
Volume= Mass
Density
= 250
8.90
= 28.1 cm3
Example 8
Density of copper is 8.92 g/cm3
. A block of copper has volume 100 cm3
.
Calculate the mass of the copper.
Mass= density * volume = 8.92 * 100 = 892g
Example 9
Alice has a stone with mass 60g. The volume of the stone is 25cm3
.
What is the density of the stone?
Density = Mass / volume = 60 / 25 = 2.4 g/cm3
Different density of liquid.
1. Which of the substances has the
highest density?
2.Which of the substances has the
lowest density?
3. State the substance has higher
density than water but lower than
Corn syrup.
5 cm
10 cm
5 cm
The mass of the cuboid is 750 g. Calculate the
density of the cuboid.
Volume of cuboid = 10 *5*5= 250cm3
Density = mass / volume
= 750 / 250
= 3 g/cm3
Wood is
less dense
than / has lower
density than the
water.
Daniel wanted to know the density of a
stone. The mass of the stone is 65g.
1. Name the method used to determine the
volume of stone.
2. State the volume of the stone.
3. Calculate the density of the stone.
1. Water displacement method
2. 180 ml – 150ml = 30ml= 30 cm3
* 1 ml = 1cm3
3. Density = mass/volume
= 65 g / 30 cm3
= 2.17 g/cm3
Based on the diagram, which object
has higher density than water? Explain
your answer. (2m)
• Marble (1m)
• It sinks in the water (1m)
candle
marble
MATERIAL DENSITY (g/cm3
)
Gold 19.30
Lead 11.30
Copper 8.92
Aluminium 2.70
Ice 0.92
Cork 0.24
Mercury 13.60
Seawater 1.03
Pure water 1.00
Petrol 0.80
Material Density
Gold 19.30
Lead 11.30
Copper 8.92
LEAD
COPPE
R
GOLD
Arrange the density in ascending order.
1. Compare the density of
tap water and salt water.
(1m)
Salt water has higher density
than tap water.
A plasticine with 50g in ball-shaped is sink in the water. KimWing
make the same plasticine into bowl-shaped. He observed that the
plasticine in bowl-shaped float on water. Explain why. (3m)
1.Plasticine in ball-shaped has higher density than the bowl-
shaped.
2.Bowl-shaped plasticine has lesser density than ball-shaped
because it has larger volume than the ball-shaped.
3.The density of bowl-shaped decreases when the volume is
increase.
Density
Density
Gold
Mercury
Gold
Mercury
Lead
Gold
Mercury
Lead
Copper
Gold
Mercury
Lead
Copper
Aluminium
Gold
Seawater
Mercury
Lead
Copper
Aluminium
Gold
Seawater
Mercury
Lead
Copper
Aluminium
Pure water
Gold
Seawater
Mercury
Lead
Copper
Aluminium
Ice
Pure water
Gold
Seawater
Mercury
Lead
Copper
Aluminium
Ice
Pure water
Gold
Petrol
Seawater
Mercury
Lead
Copper
Aluminium
Ice
Pure water
Gold
Petrol
Cork

LOWER FORM KBSM Science Density and Calculation