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What is the difference between Density and Relative Density?

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C. Bernthal

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C. Bernthal, Teacher, MA, P.hD, Seattle

Answered Feb 19, 2021

Density is the ratio of mass to volume, which determines the physical size, while relative density is the ratio of the density of a substance to a certain temperature. Density can be measured, while relative density cannot be measured. The density of each body is different, while the relative density can be used to compare for numerous bodies.

Relative density is regarded as specific gravity, while density is regarded as specific weight. Density is the quantity of an item or substance; the density of an object is proportional to its mass. This shows that the two substances can have the same volume but different densities.

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E. James

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Answered Feb 02, 2021

Density is the measure of the sum of matter presented in a unit of volume. The density of an article does not vary with the size of the sample. However, density is the ratio between mass to volume and has the physical dimensions of ML-3.

The quantifying unit for an object's density may be kilograms per cubic meter or grams per milliliter. On the other hand, relative density is the density of an item in terms of the density of another reference item. It is a dimensionless number and has no measuring unit.

Relative density is not contingent upon the measured amount, and it is an intensive property. An object with certain circumstances can have only one density, while it may have relative densities regarding different reference materials.

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Answered Jan 22, 2021

The difference between density and relative density is that density is a property of matter used that is represented by a ratio of mass to a unit volume of matter, while density gravity is the ratio between the density of a substance and the density of water. The relative density has no unit because it is the ratio between similar densities while density is measured in Kg/m3.

Density is equal to the mass/volume, while relative density is equal to the density of the substance/density of water at 40C. Density is also referred to as specific weight, and relative density is also referred to as specific gravity. The density of an object is determined by weight and volume.

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Daniel Frederic

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Answered Jan 20, 2021

A substance's density is the mass per unit volume. This is written with the formula, mass divided volume. Depending on the metric system that is being used, the density can be different volumes or measurements. The main unit of measurement for density is kg m 3, which is a kilogram per meter cube.

Relative density is defined as the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water at 4 degrees. In a formula, it would be written as the density of a substance over density over water. While density has a unit of measurement that it uses, relative density has no units.

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Isabel Mathew

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Answered Jan 19, 2021

Density is mass per unit volume or density = mass/volume. Density is calculated using the mathematical formula d = m / v and d = density, m = mass, v = volume. The greater the compactness, the more mass per unit volume there is. Density is also known as a specific mass of a substance and its mass per unit volume.

Relative density is another term for specific gravity, and it is the mass of a part volume of a material to the density of a given substance. Specific gravity for fluids is nearly always quantified with respect to water at its densest. Relative density is also used to quantify a substance's buoyancy and is used by geologists to ascertain the mineral content of a rock or other object.

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C. Lopez

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Answered Jan 14, 2021

When you say density, this is the ratio of the mass and the volume of the body. This means that density is also referred to as the MassUnitVolume. Density will refer to the absolute quantity of an item. When you say relative density, you mean to say that you are checking out the relative density of a substance with the density of other reference substances.

Take note that you would be using relative density no matter what the temperature is. Most people would use this for measuring water and other liquids. One thing that you should know about relative density is that it will not use any unit.

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W. Kaye

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Answered Jan 12, 2021

With their definitions, the differences between density and relative density can be established. Density refers to a measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume. The density of an object is proportional to its mass. This means you might have two substances of the same volume, but different densities.

For instance, if substance A has more mass than substance B, substance A will have more density than substance B, even if they are of the same volume. The reason is that an object with a greater mass will always have a higher density.

However, if two substances have the same mass but different volumes, the one with lower volume will have higher density. On the other hand, relative density is a measure of the density of a material by calculating the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water at the same temperature. Unlike density, relative density does not have any unit.

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