Density of iron is ______ than the density of water.
Density of iron is much more than the density of water.
Relative density of a substance is expressed by comparing the density of that substance with the density of : (a) air (b) mercury (c) water (d) iron.
The density of water 1.0 g cm−3. The density of iron is 7.8 g cm−3. The density of mercury is of 13.6 g cm−3. Answer the following :
(a) Will a piece of an iron float or sink in water?
(b) Will a piece of an iron float or sink in mercury?
Iron sinks in water and floats in mercury.
Density of Iron - 7.6g/cm3
Density of Water - 1g/cm3
Density of Mercury - 13.7g/cm3