Densityhttp://www.density.com/what.htm

• Density = Mass / Volume [g/mL or g/cm3; g/L]

• Least dense man-made solid substance: Aerogel, D = 3.025 x 10-3 g/cm3

http://eande.lbl.gov/ECS/Aerogels/satoc.htm

http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/aerogel.html

• Dair = 1.22 x 10-3 g/cm3 (1.22 g/L)

• Densest known substance: a White Dwarf

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap961203.html

1.0 teaspoon = 3.0 T; D = ? g/cm3 (1 tsp = 14.8 mL; 1 mL = 1 cm3 )

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