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What units do chemists normally use for density of liquids and solids? for gas density? explain the differences?

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We can define density as per unit volume.

The SI unit to measure the density of solid, liquid and gas is kilogram per cubic metre (kg/m3) and in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (cgs unit) is gram per cubic centimetre (g/cm3). Gas density is very dependent of pressure and temperature whereas the density of solids and liquids is not so dependent, that is why the gas density is given at a standard temperature and pressure.

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