Densities of Common SubstancesDensities of Common Substances

(Gases taken at Standard Temperature and Pressure)

***1 g/cm3 = 1 g/mL 

Material

Density (g/cm3)

State of Matter

hydrogen 0.00009 gas
helium  0.000178 gas
nitrogen  0.001251 gas
air 0.001293 gas
carbon dioxide 0.001977 gas
Cork 0.240 solid
alcohol 0.810 liquid
benzene 0.900 liquid

ice at (O0)

0.920 solid
water at 20°C 0.998 liquid
water at 4°C 1.000 liquid
seawater 1.03 liquid
milk 1.03 liquid
coal 1.1-1.4 solid
blood 1.600 liquid
magnesium 1.7 solid
granite 2.6-2.7 solid
aluminum 2.7 solid
steel 7.8 solid
iron 7.8 solid
copper 8.3-9.0 solid
lead 11.3 solid
mercury 13.6 liquid
uranium 18.7 solid
gold 19.3 solid