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Which is denser a liquid or solid why?

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Solids are usually much more dense than liquids and gases, but not always.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mercury, a metallic element that is a liquid at room temperature, is denser than many solids. Aerogel, a very unusual human-made solid, is about 500 times less dense than wate

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Liquids are usually less dense than solids but more dense than air. Temperature can change a liquid's density. For example, increasing the temperature of water causes the molecules to spread farther apart. The farther apart the molecules are, the less dense the water is.

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