Densities of Common Substances

MaterialDensity
(gm/cm^3)
Liquids
Water at 4 C
1.0000
Water at 20 C
0.998
Gasoline
0.70
Mercury
13.6
Milk
1.03
MaterialDensity
(gm/cm^3)
Solids
Magnesium
1.7
Aluminum
2.7
Copper
8.3-9.0
Gold
19.3
Iron
7.8
Lead
11.3
Platinum
21.4
Uranium
18.7
Osmium
22.5
Ice at 0 C
0.92
MaterialDensity
(gm/cm^3)
Gases at STP
Air
0.001293
Carbon dioxide
.001977
Carbon monoxide
0.00125
Hydrogen
0.00009
Helium
0.000178
Nitrogen
0.001251

Density is defined as mass divided by volume, or mass per unit volume. The density in kilograms per cubic meter can be obtained by multiplying the table values by 1000.

The densities of most of the pure elements can be found in the periodic table of the elements.

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