Density & Relative Density : āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§° : Density = Mass/Volume = m/Vâ
Where / āϝ’āϤ: i. m = Mass (āĻā§°), ii. V = Volume (āĻā§āϤāύ)
SI Unit / SI āĻāĻāĻ: kg/m3 (kilogram per cubic metre : āĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāύ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°)
2) Important Points (āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°)
- Greater density → more mass in less volume (āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āϤāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§° āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
- Iron is denser than wood. (āϞā§āĻšāĻžā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ āϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤)
- Density helps determine floating and sinking. (āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻšāĻŋāĻŦ āύ⧠āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ āϏā§āĻāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
3) Relative Density (āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ) : Relative density is the ratio of density of a substance to the density of water. (āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§° āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĨ¤)
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§° : Relative Density = Density of Substance / Density of Waterâ
4) Characteristics of Relative Density (āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ)
- It has no unit. (āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāĻ āύāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
- It compares heaviness of substances. (āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāϧā§ā§°āϤāĻž āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
5) Applications (āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°)
- Used in hydrometers. (āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
- Used to test purity of milk. (āĻāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)
- Helps identify substances. (āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŋāύāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻžāϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
6) Floatation Rule (āĻāĻžāĻāĻšāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ)
- Substance floats if its density is less than the liquid. (āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āϤ⧰āϞāϤāĻā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻšā§āĨ¤)
- Substance sinks if its density is greater than the liquid. (āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āϤ⧰āϞāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĨ¤)
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Density & Relative Density – 1 Mark PYQ MCQs
- Density means -. āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠-
(a) Mass per unit volume | (b) Force per area | (c) Speed per time | (d) Weight per mass
Ans: (a) Mass per unit volume
Explanation: Density is mass contained in unit volume. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āϤāύāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§°āĨ¤
2. SI unit of density is —. āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§° SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ —
(a) kg/m² | (b) kg/m³ | (c) m/s | (d) N/m²
Ans: (b) kg/m³
Explanation: Density is measured in kilogram per cubic metre. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ kg/m³-āϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Relative density is the ratio of density of substance to —. āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ — ā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§° āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĨ¤
(a) air | (b) oil | (c) water | (d) mercury
Ans: (c) water
Explanation: Relative density compares a substance with water. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Relative density has —. āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§° — āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
(a) unit | (b) no unit | (c) kg | (d) litre
Ans: (b) no unit
Explanation: Relative density is a ratio, so it has no unit. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāĻ āύāĻžāĻāĨ¤
5. Which object floats in water ? āĻā§āύ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻšā§ ?
(a) Stone | (b) Iron nail | (c) Wood | (d) Coin
Ans: (c) Wood
Explanation: Wood has lower density than water, so it floats. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻ ā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāĻā§ āĻāĻŽ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻšā§āĨ¤
6. Which object sinks in water ? āĻā§āύ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§ ?
(a) Cork | (b) Wood | (c) Stone | (d) Sponge
Ans: (c) Stone
Explanation: Stone has greater density than water, so it sinks. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞ⧰ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĨ¤
7. Instrument used to measure relative density is —. āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° āĻšā§āĻā§ —
(a) Thermometer | (b) Barometer | (c) Hydrometer | (d) Ammeter
Ans: (c) Hydrometer
Explanation: Hydrometer measures relative density of liquids. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Hydrometer-āĻ āϤ⧰āϞ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĨ¤
8. Iron is — than wood. āϞā§āĻšāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āϤāĻā§ —āĨ¤
(a) lighter | (b) less dense | (c) denser | (d) softer
Ans: (c) denser
Explanation: Iron contains more mass in less volume. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϞā§āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āϤāύāϤ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§° āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
9. Density depends on —. āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ —
(a) mass and volume | (b) colour and shape | (c) temperature only | (d) speed only
Ans: (a) mass and volume
Explanation: Density is calculated using mass and volume. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
(a) sink | (b) float | (c) melt | (d) evaporate
Ans: (b) float
Explanation: A substance floats if its density is less than the liquid. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āϤ⧰āϞāϤāĻā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻšā§āĨ¤===============================================================
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