Densities of Some Common Substances

Substance

Density in kg m^-3

Solids
balsa wood	200
oak	700
butter	900
ice	920
ebony	120
sand (dry)	1,600
concrete	2,400
aluminum	2,700
steel	7,800
copper	8,900
lead	11,300
uranium	19,000
Liquids
water	1,000
gasoline, paraffin	800
olive oil	900
milk	1,030
sea water	1,030
glycerin	1,260
Dead Sea brine	1,800
Gases (at standard temperature and pressure of 0°C and 1 atm)
air	1.30
hydrogen	0.09
helium	0.18
methane	0.72
nitrogen	1.25
oxygen	1.43
carbon dioxide	1.98
propane	2.02
butane (iso)	2.60

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