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An object's [[mass]] divided by the [[volume]] that the object occupies.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> Unit of density is kg/m<sup>3</sup>.
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'''Density''' is the amount of [[mass]] an object has per unit [[volume]] that the object occupies.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> The most common units of density include kg/L or kg/m<sup>3</sup> in [[metric]] units, and lb/gal or lb/ft<sup>3</sup> in engineering units.
  
 
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Density is the amount of mass an object has per unit volume that the object occupies.[1] The most common units of density include kg/L or kg/m3 in metric units, and lb/gal or lb/ft3 in engineering units.

References

  1. ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Chemistry. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998