units of density
What units of density means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Kilograms per cubic metre, kg/m³, since density is mass divided by volume.
Units such as kg/m³ or g/cm³, combining a mass unit with a volume unit.
Topics that use units of density
- Density of materials (AQA GCSE)
- The particle model (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Density
- arrangement of particles
- conservation of mass
- constant particle size
- Density as a property of a material
- Density equation
- displacement technique
- Explaining density differences using the particle model
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