There is no unit of measure, and no mechanical device,
that can describe or measure both mass and volume.
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To calculate density, you need to measure the mass and volume of an object. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object, typically measured in grams or kilograms, while volume is the amount of space the object occupies, usually measured in cubic centimeters or milliliters. Density is then calculated by dividing the mass by the volume.
Density is the mass of a substance divided by its unit volume. It is measured in units such as g/cm3 or kg/m3.
You don't use a unit of mass to measure a volume. Mass and volume are two different things. Mass is measured in kilograms. The main unit of volume in the SI is the cubic meter, but for a kettle, the liter (= cubic decimeter, or 1/1000 of a cubic meter) can be used instead.
The metric unit for mass of a liquid volume is grams (g).
The unit of length in SI is metre (m). The unit of mass in SI is kilogram (kg). The unit of volume in SI is litre (L). The derived unit of density in SI is Mg/m3 (or g/cm3). Length, mass, density, volume are not units but characteristics of materials and objects.