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Density Calculator

Calculate Density of a substance given its mass and volume. You can also reverse calculate Mass or Volume given the density value.

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Enter Mass and Volume to calculate Density. Reverse Calculate Mass or Volume using Density value.

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MassVolumeDensity
1 kilogram3 cubic meter0.333333 kg/m3
1 kilogram3000000 cubic centimeter0 kg/cc
1000 gram3 cubic meter333.333333 gm/m3
1000 gram3000000 cubic centimeter0.000333 gm/cc
1 kilogram3000 liter0.000333 kg/L
1000 gram3000 liter0.333333 gm/L
1000 gram3000000 milliliter0.000333 gm/mL
2.20462 pound183071.232285 cubic inch0.000012 lb/in3
2.20462 pound105.944001 cubic feet0.020809 lb/ft3
2.20462 pound3.923853 cubic yards0.561851 lb/yd3
2.20462 pound792.516154 gallon0.002782 lb/gal
0.001 tonnes3 cubic meter0.000333 t/m3

What is Density?

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  • Density is a measure of compactness. It indicates how tightly packed matter is within a body
  • Density is defined as Mass / Volume.
  • The amount of matter in a body is mass. The amount of space contained within a body is volume.
  • If there is more matter and less space, it means it is more dense. Higher the mass, higher the density.
  • If there is less matter and more space, it means it is less dense. Higher the volume, lower the density
  • The SI Unit of density is kg/m3 (Kilogram / Cubic meter). Other popular units are grams/cc, pounds/gallon, kg/liter.
  • The symbol used to represent density is ρ(from the greek letter rho).
  • It can also be represented by the symbol D ( from latin )

Density Table

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Item Density (g/cc) Density (kg/m3) State
Water 1 1000 Liquid
Alcohol 0.79 800 Liquid
Almond 0.46 460 Solid
Air 0.001293 1.293 Gas
All Purpose Flour 0.59 590 Solid
Baking Powder 0.97 970 Solid
Baking Soda 2.2 2200 Solid
Butter 0.96 960 Solid
Blood 1.060 1060 Solid
Cashew 0.5 500 Solid
Chilli 0.5 500 Solid
Cocoa Powder 0.55 550 Solid
Cooking Gas 0.015 15 Gas
Corn 0.72 720 Solid
Dough 0.56 560 Solid
Dry Air 0.001225 1.225 Gas
Egg Powdered 0.35 350 Solid
Egg 1.031 1031 Solid
Fruit Juice 1.045 1045 Liquid
Gelatin 0.72 720 Solid
Granulated Sugar 0.85 850 Solid
Glucose 1.56 1560 Solid
Honey 1.36 1360 Liquid
Humid Air 0.001204 1.204 Gas
Ice 0.917 917 Solid
Jam 1.43 1430 Solid
Legumes 0.75 750 Solid
Milk 1.25 1250 Liquid
Mineral Water 1.04 1040 Liquid
Nuts 0.63 630 Solid
Olive Oil 0.92 920 Liquid
Oats 0.41 410 Solid
Onions Chopped 0.22 220 Solid
Powdered Sugar 0.56 560 Solid
Rice 0.72 720 Solid
Soy 0.7 700 Solid
Syrup 1.32 1320 Liquid
Salt Powdered 1.38 1380 Solid
Salt Granulated 1.28 1280 Solid
Soup 1.05 1050 Liquid
Spice 0.58 580 Solid
Vitamin 0.7 700 Solid
Wheat 0.77 770 Solid
Whey 0.56 560 Solid
Water Vapour 1 1000 Gas
Yoghurt 1.06 1060 Solid

Density Table of Chemical Elements

Item Density (g/cc) Density (kg/m3) Density (lb/gallon) Density (g/L) State
Hydrogen 0.09 90 0.75 90 Gas
Helium 0.18 180 1.5 180 Gas
Lithium 0.53 530 4.42 530 Solid
Argon 0.86 860 7.18 860 Gas
Neon 0.9 900 7.51 900 Gas
Sodium 0.97 970 8.09 970 Solid
Nitrogen 1.25 1250 10.43 1250 Gas
Oxygen 1.43 1430 11.93 1430 Gas
Calcium 1.55 1550 12.93 1550 Solid
Rubidium 1.63 1630 13.6 1630 Solid
Fluorine 1.7 1700 14.19 1700 Gas
Magnesium 1.74 1740 14.52 1740 Solid
Potassium 1.78 1780 14.85 1780 Solid
Phosphorus 1.82 1820 15.19 1820 Solid
Beryllium 1.85 1850 15.44 1850 Solid
Cesium 1.87 1870 15.61 1870 Liquid
Sulfur 2.07 2070 17.27 2070 Solid
Carbon 2.26 2260 18.86 2260 Solid
Silicon 2.33 2330 19.44 2330 Solid
Boron 2.34 2340 19.53 2340 Solid
Strontium 2.54 2540 21.2 2540 Solid
Aluminum 2.7 2700 22.53 2700 Solid
Scandium 3 3000 25.04 3000 Solid
Bromine 3.12 3120 26.04 3120 Liquid
Chlorine 3.21 3210 26.79 3210 Gas
Barium 3.59 3590 29.96 3590 Solid
Krypton 3.75 3750 31.29 3750 Gas
Yttrium 4.47 4470 37.3 4470 Solid
Titanium 4.54 4540 37.89 4540 Solid
Selenium 4.79 4790 39.97 4790 Solid
Tellurium 4.93 4930 41.14 4930 Solid
Europium 5.24 5240 43.73 5240 Solid
Germanium 5.32 5320 44.4 5320 Solid
Radium 5.5 5500 45.9 5500 Solid
Arsenic 5.72 5720 47.73 5720 Solid
Xenon 5.9 5900 49.24 5900 Gas
Gallium 5.91 5910 49.32 5910 Solid
Vanadium 6.11 6110 50.99 6110 Solid
Lanthanum 6.15 6150 51.32 6150 Solid
Iodine 6.24 6240 52.07 6240 Solid
Zirconium 6.51 6510 54.33 6510 Solid
Antimony 6.68 6680 55.74 6680 Solid
Cerium 6.77 6770 56.5 6770 Solid
Praseodymium 6.77 6770 56.5 6770 Solid
Ytterbium 6.9 6900 57.58 6900 Solid
Neodymium 7.01 7010 58.5 7010 Solid
Zinc 7.13 7130 59.5 7130 Solid
Chromium 7.19 7190 60 7190 Solid
Promethium 7.3 7300 60.92 7300 Solid
Indium 7.31 7310 61 7310 Solid
Tin 7.31 7310 61 7310 Solid
Manganese 7.43 7430 62 7430 Solid
Samarium 7.52 7520 62.75 7520 Solid
Iron 7.87 7870 65.68 7870 Solid
Gadolinium 7.9 7900 65.93 7900 Solid
Terbium 8.23 8230 68.68 8230 Solid
Dysprosium 8.55 8550 71.35 8550 Solid
Niobium 8.57 8570 71.52 8570 Solid
Cadmium 8.65 8650 72.18 8650 Solid
Holmium 8.8 8800 73.44 8800 Solid
Nickel 8.9 8900 74.27 8900 Solid
Cobalt 8.9 8900 74.27 8900 Solid
Copper 8.96 8960 74.77 8960 Solid
Erbium 9.07 9070 75.69 9070 Solid
Polonium 9.3 9300 77.61 9300 Solid
Thulium 9.32 9320 77.78 9320 Solid
Radon 9.73 9730 81.2 9730 Gas
Bismuth 9.75 9750 81.36 9750 Solid
Lutetium 9.84 9840 82.11 9840 Solid
Actinium 10.07 10070 84.03 10070 Solid
Molybdenum 10.22 10220 85.29 10220 Solid
Silver 10.5 10500 87.62 10500 Solid
Lead 11.35 11350 94.72 11350 Solid
Technetium 11.5 11500 95.97 11500 Solid
Protactinium 11.72 11720 97.8 11720 Solid
Thallium 11.85 11850 98.89 11850 Solid
Palladium 12.02 12020 100.31 12020 Solid
Ruthenium 12.37 12370 103.23 12370 Solid
Rhodium 12.41 12410 103.56 12410 Solid
Hafnium 13.31 13310 111.07 13310 Solid
Curium 13.5 13500 112.66 13500 Solid
Mercury 13.55 13550 113.07 13550 Liquid
Plutonium 13.67 13670 114.08 13670 Solid
Berkelium 14.78 14780 123.34 14780 Solid
Californium 15.1 15100 126.01 15100 Solid
Thorium 15.4 15400 128.51 15400 Solid
Tantalum 16.65 16650 138.94 16650 Solid
Neptunium 20.2 20200 168.57 20200 Solid
Gold 19.32 19320 161.23 19320 Solid
Tungsten 19.35 19350 161.48 19350 Solid
Americium 19.84 19840 165.56 19840 Solid
Uranium 19 19000 158.56 19000 Solid
Rhenium 21.04 21040 175.58 21040 Solid
Platinum 21.45 21450 179 21450 Solid
Iridium 22.4 22400 186.93 22400 Solid
Osmium 22.6 22600 188.6 22600 Solid
Methane 16.2 16200 135.2 16200 Gas
Sulphur 16 16000 133.5 16000 Solid

Formula to Calculate Density

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Density is expressed as mass divided by volume

Density (p) = Mass (m) / Volume (V)

The SI unit of Density is kg/m3 where mass is in kg and volume in m3

For eg, if mass of a substance is 5 kg and volume 4.3 cubic meter

the density is equal to 5 / 4.3 = 1. 162

Formula to Calculate Mass from Density and Volume

  • To calculate Mass, multiply the Density of the substance by Volume

  • Mass (m) = Density (ρ) * Volume (V)

  • For example, consider density of 2.7 g/cc and a volume of 10 cc, the mass would be 2.7 g/cc * 10 cc = 27 g.

Formula to Calculate Volume from Mass and Density

  • To calculate Volume, multiply the density of the substance by its mass.

  • Volume (V) = Mass (m) / Density (ρ)

  • For example, consider mass of 10 grams and a density of 2 g/cc, its volume is 5 cc 10 g / 2 g/cc = 5 cc

Units of Density

The SI unit of density is kg/m3. To calculate density between kg/m3 and other density units such as g/cc or lbs/gallon or tonne/cubic meter , you can refer the formula section below

  • kg cc to kg m³ (Kilogram / Cubic Centimeter to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert kg/cc to kg/m³, divide kg/cc by 1000000

      2. kg/m³ = kg/cc / 1000000

    2. To convert kg/m³ to kg/cc, multiply kg/m³ by 1000000

      3. kg/cc = kg/m³ * 1000000

  • g cc to kg m³(Gram / Cubic Centimeter to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert g/cc to kg/m³, divide g/cc value by 1000

      2. kg/m³ = g/cc / 1000

    2. To convert kg/m³ to g/cc, multiply kg/m³ by 1000

      3. g/cc = kg/m³ * 1000

  • kg l to g m3 ( Kilogram / Liter to Kilogram / Cubic Meter )

    1. To convert kg/l to g/m³, divide kg/l value by 1000000

      2. g/m³ = kg/l / 1000000

    2. To convert g/m³ to kg/l, multiply g/m³ by 1000000

      3. kg/l = g/m³ * 1000000

  • g l to kg m3(Gram / Liter to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert g/l to kg/m³, multiply g/l value by 1

      2. kg/m³ = g/l * 1

    2. To convert kg/m³ to g/l, multiply kg/m³ by 1

      3. g/l = kg/m³ * 1

  • g mL to g m3 (Gram / MilliLiter to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert g/mL to g/m³, divide g/mL value by 1000000

      2. g/m³ = g/mL / 1000000

    2. To convert g/m³ to g/mL, multiply g/m³ by 1000000

      3. g/mL = g/m³ * 1000000

  • lb in3 to kg m3 (Pound / Cubic Inch to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert lb/in³ to kg/m³, divide lb/in³ by 27679.90471

      2. kg/m³ = lb/in³ / 27679.90471

    2. To convert kg/m³ to lb/in³, multiply lb/in³ by 27679.90471

      3. lb/in³ = kg/m³ * 27679.90471

  • lb ft3 to kg m3 (Pound / Cubic Feet to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert lb/ft³ to kg/m³, divide lb/ft³ by 16.018463374

      2. kg/m³ = lb/ft³ / 16.018463374

    2. To convert kg/m³ to lb/ft³, multiply lb/ft³ by 16.018463374

      3. lb/ft³ = kg/m³ * 16.018463374

  • lb yd3 to kg m3 (Pound / Cubic Yard to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert lb/yd³ to kg/m³, multiply lb/yd³ by 1.6855549356

      2. kg/m³ = lb/yd³ * 1.6855549356

    2. To convert kg/m³ to lb/yd³, divide lb/yd³ by 1.6855549356

      3. lb/yd³ = kg/m³ / 1.6855549356

  • lb gal to kg m3 (Pound / Gallon to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert lb/gal to kg/m³, multiply lb/gal by 119.82642732

      2. kg/m³ = lb/gal * 119.82642732

    2. To convert kg/m³ to lb/gal, divide lb/gal by 119.82642732

      3. lb/gal = kg/m³ / 119.82642732

  • t m3 to kg m3 (Tonnes / Cubic meter to Kilogram / Cubic Meter)

    1. To convert t/m³ to kg/m³, divide t/m³ by 1000

      2. kg/m³ = t/m³ / 1000

    2. To convert kg/m³ to t/m³, multiply t/m³ by 1000

      3. t/m³ = kg/m³ * 1000

What are the factors affecting Density?

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  • Pressure, Temperature, Humidity and Altitude affect Density.
  • Pressure - Density is directly proportional to Pressure. Higher the pressure or force on a body, the more dense and compact it becomes
  • Altitude - Since Pressure varies with altitude, density is impacted by Altitude. Density is inversely proportional to Altitude. High Altitude means lower pressure and lower density
  • Temperature - Density is inversely proportional to temperature. Higher the temperature, the volume increases and therefore density decreases.
  • Lower the temperature, the volume shrinks and density increases
  • Humidity - Density is inversely proportional to Humidity
  • High humidity means more water vapor. Humid air is less dense than dry air. High humidity means low pressure and Low humidity (dry air) has higher pressure

Difference between Standard Density and Relative Density

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  • Standard Density is same as what we commonly refer to as Density which is Mass/Volume
  • Relative Density is ratio of Density of a Substance to Density of Water. (or any standard reference).
  • Relative Density = Density of the Substance / Density of Reference (usually water)
  • Relative Density is also known as Specific Gravity.
  • Since it is a ratio, it does not have a unit.
  • For eg, if Density of Milk is 1.25 g/cc, the Relative Density of Milk to that of water = 1.25 / 1 = 1.25
  • Relative Density is used to test purity of minerals, gold and also useful to know if an object will float/sink in another medium.

Frequently Asked Questions on Density Calculation

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Is density calculation same for Solids, Liquids and Gases.

Yes, the density formula is the same for all the 3 states of solid, liquid and gas.

Density is equal to Mass / Volume irrespective of the state of the matter

However, the instruments/procedure for measuring mass and volume of liquid, solid and gas vary

Which instruments measure density?

Hydrometer for measuring density of liquids,

Density Meter (Densimeter) can measure density of solids and liquids

Pycnometer, Gas Pycnometer for measuring density of solids and gases

They either measure displacement or weight against standard volumes.applying principles of Archimedes.

Which element has the highest density?

Solids have higher density than liquids and gases.

Osmium, with a density of 22.59 g/cc or 22590 kg/m3 has the highest density

What is an example of low density?

Gases have the lowest density.

Hydrogen, the first element in the periodic table, has the lowest density followed by Helium.

Hydrogen has a density of 0.09kg/m 3 or 0.00009 gm/cc

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