Physics A-Level
Density as a material property
What Density as a material property means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Density as a material property
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Reference: OCR
Density is a property of the material, so it can identify a substance, but it changes with temperature for gases and slightly for liquids.
Topics that use Density as a material property
- Density and pressure (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Density
- Origin of upthrust from a pressure difference
- p = F/A
- Pressure
- Pressure variation with depth in a fluid
- Archimedes’ principle and weight of fluid displaced
- Conditions for floating and sinking
- Pascal
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