Density of an Element

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Density of an element is a physical property that relates the mass of a given amount of the element to its volume.  Density can vary widely among different elements due to differences in atomic mass and atomic packing.  In general, metals tend to have higher densities than nonmetals because of the close packing of atoms in metallic structures.  It's important to note that the density of an element can be influenced by external factors such as temperature and pressure.  Therefore, when specifying the density of a material, it's common to include the conditions under which the measurement was taken (density at room temperature and atmospheric pressure).

The density of an element is a useful parameter in various scientific and engineering applications.  It can provide insights into the elemental composition of materials and is often used in calculations related to buoyancy, fluid dynamics, and material characterization.

 

Density of an Element

Element Name Element Symbol Density  \( g \;/\; cm^3 \)
Actinium Ac 10.07
Aluminum Al 2.7
Americium Am 13.67
Antimony Sb 6.697
Argon Ar 1.784
Arsenic As 5.727
Astatine At N/A
Barium Ba 3.51
Berkelium Bk 14.78
Beryllium Be 41.848
Bismuth Bi 9.78
Bohrium Bh N/A
Boron B 2.46
Bromine Br 3.12
Cadmium Cd 8.65
Caesium Cs N/A
Calcium Ca 1.55
Californium Cf 15.1
Carbon C 2.26
Cerium Ce 6.689
Chlorine Cl 3.214
Chromium Cr 7.91
Cobalt Co 8.9
Copper Cu 8.96
Curium Cm 13.51
Darmstadtium Ds N/A
Dubnium Db N/A
Dysprosium Dy 8.551
Einsteinium Es N/A
Erbium Er 9.066
Europium Eu 5.244
Fermium Fm N/A
Fluorine F N/A
Francium Fr N/A
Gadolinium Gd 7.901
Gallium Ga 5.904
Germanium Ge 5.323
Gold Au 19.3
Hahnium Hf 13.31
Hassium Hs N/A
Helium He 0.1785
Holmium Ho 8.795
Hydrogen H 0.0899
Indium In 7.31
Iodine I 4.94
Iridium Ir 22.56
Iron Fe 7.874
Krypton Kr 3.75
Lanthanum La 6.146
Lawrencium Lr N/A
Lead Pb 11.34
Lithium Li 0.535
Lutetium Lu 9.841
Magnesium Mg 1.738
Manganese Mn 7.47
Meitnerium Mt N/A
Mendelevium Md N/A
Mercury Hg 13.534
Molybdenum Mo 10.28
Neodymium Nd 7.01
Neon Ne 0.9
Neptunium Np 20.45
Nickel Ni 8.908
Niobium Nb 8.57
Nitrogen N 1.251
Nobelium No N/A
Osmium Os 22.59
Oxygen O 1.429
Palladium Pd 12.023
Phosphorus P 1.823
Platinum Pt 12.45
Plutonium Pu 19.816
Polonium Po 9.126
Potassium K 0.856
Praseodymium Pr 6.64
Promethium Pm 7.264
Protactinium Pa 15.37
Radium Ra 5
Radon Rn 9.73
Rhenium Re 21.02
Rhodium Rh 12.45
Roentgenium Rg N/A
Rubidium Rb 1.532
Ruthenium Ru 12.37
Rutherfordium Rf N/A
Samarium Sm 7.353
Scandium Sc 2.985
Seaborgium Sg N/A
Selenium Se 4.819
Silicon Si 2.33
Silver Ag 10.49
Sodium Na 0.968
Strontium Sr 2.63
Sulfur S 1.96
Tantalum Ta 16.65
Technetium Tc 11.5
Tellurium Te 6.24
Terbium Tb 8.219
Thallium Tl 11.85
Thorium Th 11.724
Thulium Tm 9.32
Tin Sn 7.31
Titanium Ti 4.507
Tungsten W 19.25
Ununbium Uub N/A
Ununhexium Uuh N/A
Ununoctium Uuo N/A
Ununpentium Uup N/A
Ununquadium Uuq N/A
Ununseptium Uus N/A
Ununtrium Uut N/A
Uranium U 19.05
Vanadium V 6.11
Xenon Xe 5.9
Ytterbium Yb 6.57
Yttrium Y 4.472
Zinc Zn 7.14
Zirconium Zr 6.511
   Element Name     Element Symbol     Density  \(g\;/\;cm^3 \)  

 

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