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Yes, a pound of cotton and a pound of lead have the same density because density is a property of a material that is independent of its weight. Density is defined as mass per unit volume, so if both the cotton and lead weigh the same, they should have the same density.
Yes, the density of honey is greater than the density of cotton. Honey has a higher density because it is a liquid, whereas cotton is a solid material. Honey is more compact and therefore has more mass in a given volume compared to cotton.
Density is mass divided by volume. If we assume the mass of the iron and the cotton is the same, you will find that the iron will occupy less space (less volume) than that of the cotton. The value of a mass divided by a small volume is higher than the value of the same mass divided by a larger volume. If we assume the volume of both the iron and the cotton is the same, you will also find that the mass of the iron will be higher than the mass of the cotton. The value of a large mass divided by a volume is larger than the value of a small mass divided by the same volume. In both assumptions, the value of mass divided by volume for the iron is higher than the value of mass divided by volume for the cotton. Since density is mass divided by volume, the density of iron is therefore higher than the density of cotton.
An example of two substances with the same volume but different masses could be cotton and iron. Cotton has a lower density than iron, so even if they occupy the same volume, iron will have a higher mass due to its greater density.
The formula to calculate density is: Density = mass / volume. You simply divide the mass of an object by its volume to find its density. Density is a measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume.