Identify a situation in which it is important to use density instead of mass when comparing how heavy two materials are

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Leon Mcintosh

1 January, 06:22

Identify a situation in which it is important to use density instead of mass when comparing how heavy two materials are

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Julius Sloan · Answer 1

Density is widely used to identify pure substances instead of mass since it is an intensive property which does not depend on the size of the sample. Density is a ratio of mass to volume, which does not vary with the size of the sample. The density of the larger sample will be the same as the density of the smaller sample.