Reference Sheet - Density

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The following sheet provides the densities of different substances.

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Density of Certain Gases

​Substance ​Chemical formula
Density
|(\text {at } 0^{\circ} \text {C and } 101.3 \text { kPa})|  |(\text {g/cm}^3)|
​Air |\text {​1.29}\times \text {10}^{-3}|
Ammonia ​|NH_3| |\text {7.70}\times \text {10}^{-4}|
​Nitrogen ​|N_2| |\text {1.25}\times \text {10}^{-3}|
Hydrogen ​|H_{2}| |\text {8.40}\times \text {10}^{-5}|
​Carbon dioxide ​|CO_{2}| |\text { 1.80}\times \text {10}^{-3}|
Oxygen ​|O_{2}| |\text { 1.30}\times \text {10}^{-3}|
Helium ​|He| |\text {1.80}\times \text {10}^{-4}|
Methane ​|CH_{4}| |\text { 6.56}\times \text {10}^{-4}|
Carbon monoxide ​|CO| |\text {1.25}\times \text {10}^{-3}|
Ozone ​|O_{3}| |\text { 2.14}\times \text {10}^{-3}|
Propane ​|C_3H_{8}| |\text {2.01}\times \text {10}^{-3}|
Hydrogen sulfide |​H_2S| |\text { 1.36}\times \text {10}^{-3}|

Density of Certain Liquids

​Substance Chemical formula
​Density
|(\text {at } 20^{\circ} \text {C} )|  |(\text {g/cm}^3)|
Acetic acid ​|CH_3COOH| |\text {1.049}|
​Pure water ​|H_2O| |\text {1.00}|
​Sea water ​|H_2O| |\text {​1.03}|
Ethanol ​|C_2H_6O| |\text { 0.789}|
​Ethylene glycol ​|HOCH_2CH_2OH| |\text {1.11}|
Glycerin (glycerol) ​|C_3H_8O_3| |\text {1.26}|
​Olive oil |\text {​0.92}|
​Milk |\text {​1.03}|
​Mercury ​|Hg| |\text {13.6}|
Methanol ​|CH_{3}OH| |\text {0.792}|
​Corn syrup |\text {​1.38}|
​Turpentine ​|C_{10}H_{16}| |\text {​0.87}|

Density of Certain Solids

​Substance ​Chemical formula
Density
|(\text {at } 20^{\circ} \text {C} )|  |(\text {g/cm}^3)|
​Steel   |\text{​7.85}|
​Aluminum ​|Al| |\text{​2.70}|
​Silver ​|Ag| |\text{​10.5}|
Ammonium bromide ​|NH_4Br| |\text{2.43}|
​Potassium bromide ​|KBr| |\text{2.75}|
​Calcium carbonate ​|CaCO_3| |\text{2.83}|
Lithium chloride ​|LiCl| |\text{2.07}|
Potassium chloride ​|KCl| |\text{1.99}|
​Sodium chloride ​|NaCl| |\text{2.17}|
​Copper ​|Cu| |\text{8.92}|
​Cobalt (II) bromide |​CoBr_2| |\text{4.91}|
​Magnesium bromide ​|MgBr_2| |\text{3.72}|
​Barium chloride ​|BaCl_{2}| |\text{3.90}|
​Calcium chloride ​|CaCl_{2}| |\text{2.15}|
​Strontium chloride ​|SrCl_2| |\text{3.05}|
​Nickel (II) chloride ​|NiCl_{2}| |\text{3.55}|
​Calcium hydroxide ​ |Ca(OH)_2| |\text{​2.24}|
​Barium nitrate ​|Ba(NO_{3})_{2}| |\text{3.24}|
​Strontium nitrate ​|Sr(NO_3)_2| |\text{2.99}|
​Iron ​|Fe| |\text{​7.86}|
​Ice |H_2O| |\text{​0.92}|
​Glucose ​|C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}| |\text{1.56}|
​Potassium hydroxide ​|KOH| |\text{2.12}|
Sodium hydroxide​ ​|NaOH| |\text{2.13}|
​Cork |\text{​0.24}|
​Lithium |Li| |\text{​0.53}|
​Magnesium ​|Mg| |\text{1.74​}|
​Lithium nitrate ​|LiNO_{3}| |\text{2.38}|
​Potassium nitrate ​|KNO_{3}| |\text{2.11}|
​Sodium nitrate |​NaNO_3| |\text{2.26}|
​Gold |Au| |\text{​19.3}|
​Paraffin ​|C_{25}H_{52}| |\text{​0.90}|
​Plastic   |\text{​1.17}|
​Lead ​|Pb| |\text{​11.3}|
​Aluminum sulphate ​|Al_2SO_4| |\text{2.67}|
​Copper sulphate ​|CuSO_{4}| |\text{3.60}|
​Titanium ​|Ti| |\text{​4.50}|
​Uranium ​|U| |\text{​18.7}|
​Zinc ​|Zn| |\text{​7.15}|