Cambridge IGCSE Physics
1.4Density
Density in Cambridge IGCSE Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 1.4.1Define density as mass per unit volume and use ρ = m/V.
- 1.4.2Describe how to find the density of a liquid, a regular solid and an irregular solid that sinks (volume by displacement), with the calculations.
- 1.4.3Use density data to decide whether an object floats.
- 1.4.4Supplement: use density data to decide whether one liquid floats on another liquid that it does not mix with.
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Density and floating
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Turn Density into a strength.
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