DENSITIES OF COMMON MATERIALS |
|
Material |
Density in grams
per cubic centimeter (g/cm3) |
|
styrofoam |
0.05 |
|
balsa wood |
0.16 |
|
cork |
0.25 |
|
charcoal |
0.40 |
|
pine |
0.55 |
|
snow |
0.56 |
|
gasoline |
0.66 |
|
maple |
0.72 |
|
oak |
0.80 |
|
Alcohol |
0.85 |
|
ice |
0.92 |
|
olive oil |
0.92 |
|
water |
1.00 |
|
coal |
1.50 |
|
sugar |
1.59 |
|
bone |
1.70 |
|
table salt |
2.16 |
|
glass |
2.20 |
|
aluminum |
2.70 |
|
cement |
2.80 |
|
the Earth |
5.50 |
|
steel |
7.80 |
|
Iron |
7.90 |
|
brass |
8.40 |
|
Nickel |
8.90 |
|
Silver |
10.50 |
|
Lead |
11.34 |
|
Mercury |
13.60 |
|
Gold |
19.32 |
|
Platinum |
21.40 |
|
Hydrogen gas |
8.00 x 10-5
|
|
Helium gas |
1.79 x 10-4
|
|
Methane (natural gas) |
0.60 x 10-4
|
|
Nitrogen gas |
1.25 x 10-3
|
|
air |
1.29 x 10-3
|
|
Oxygen gas |
1.42 x 10-3
|
|
Carbon dioxide gas |
1.96 x 10-3
|
|
Chlorine gas |
3.17 x 10-3
|
|
|
|
|
Values from The DaVinci
Project (click
here). |
|