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S.I unit is kg/m
                                                                                                  3
                                                             DENSITY
                                                                                                   3
                                                                                     C.G.S unit is g/cm




                                                                            Formula
                                                                               :
                                             Mass per unit                  D=m/v
                                             volume.
                                                                         m= mass of the
                                                                       object. V= volume of
                                                                           the object



                                                   Case-
                         Case-1:                     2:                     Case-3:
                    Density of substance                              Density of substance
                    greater than density     Density of susbstance     less then density of
                     of water, it sinks.     is equal to density of      water, it floats.
                                              water, it floats just
                                             below the surface of
                                                  the liquid.
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