PHYSICAL QUANTITY
Density: formulas and units of measurement
Density: symbol ρ, unit kg/m³. Formulas and explanations for Mechanics, MCT and thermodynamics.
ρkilogram per cubic meter
KEY CONNECTIONS
Formulas
ρ = m / V
ρ = m₀n
p = ρgh
Fₐ = ρgV
pM = ρRT
p = (1/3)ρ⟨v²⟩
NOTATION
Quantities in formulas
- Density is the mass of a substance per unit volume.
- Mass is a scalar physical quantity that is a measure of the inertia of a body.
- Volume is the size of the area of space occupied by a body.
- The mass of one particle is the mass of an individual molecule or atom of a substance.
- Concentration is the number of particles per unit volume.
- Pressure is the force per unit surface area.
- Gravity acceleration is the acceleration of a body under the influence of gravity without taking into account the resistance of the medium.
- Height - vertical distance from the selected level.
- Archimedes' force is the buoyant force of a liquid or gas.
- Molar mass is the mass of one mole of a substance.
- The universal gas constant is the coefficient of connection between the parameters of an ideal gas.
- Temperature is a measure of the thermal state of the body.
- Speed is the speed and direction of change in body position.
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