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  • Jan 29, 2008, 03:57 PM
    thegirl
    Why is the density of a substance.
    Why is the density of a substance independent of sample size?
  • Jan 29, 2008, 04:12 PM
    Capuchin
    I suggest you look up and think about the definition of density.
  • Jan 29, 2008, 05:42 PM
    Evil dead
    Density is a measure of mass in a given volume. Doesn't matter what mass, if it's packed in a small enough volume, the total density will still increase exponentially.

    Btw Capuchin, does density have an affect on the weight of the object as a whole?
  • Jan 30, 2008, 12:30 AM
    Evil dead
    I have a dense material i.e. Lead. I vaporize it into a large volume... Is it still as dense?:confused:

    Jesus Christ... *rolleyes*
  • Jan 30, 2008, 01:06 AM
    Capuchin
    The whole point is that under normal conditions, a substance has a fixed density. So no matter how much of a material you have, the density (mass/volume) will stay the same.

    If you increase the density then you increase the mass, so the weight increases too. But if you increase the density by compression of a certain amount of material into a smaller volume (like most examples of solidification), then density will increase but mass will not.

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