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Density is the amount of mass per unit of space/volume.

For example, water has a density of around 1 kg/liter because 1 liter of water has a mass of 1 kg.

Something is less dense if the mass per volume is lower and more if it is higher.

Oil floats on water because it is heavier than the same volume of water (less dense), but a stone will drop to the bottom because it has a much higher density than its volume in water (denser).

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