Q. What is the the amount of mass per unit volume of substance called?
Answer: Density
Notes: Density refers to the amount of mass per unit volume of substance. It is generally measured in g/cm3.
Since the salt water has some dissolved substances in it, its density is slightly higher than pure water.
The density of sea water gradually increases with decreasing temperature and highest density is recorded at the temperature of -1.3° C.
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