CAIE IGCSE Physics Density as Mass per Unit Volume
Practise defining density and rearranging ρ = m/V for density, mass or volume across solids, liquids and gases, with careful geometry and unit conversion.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Practise defining density and rearranging ρ = m/V for density, mass or volume across solids, liquids and gases, with careful geometry and unit conversion.
All the sides of a plastic cube are 8.0 cm long. Fig. 3.1 shows the cube.

Fig. 3.1 (not to scale)
The mass of the cube is 0.44 kg .
Calculate the density of the plastic from which the cube is made.
density =
d=m / V OR in words OR 0.44/0.0803 OR 0.44/5.12×10−4 OR 440/83 OR 440 / 512 OR 0.44/83 OR 0.44 / 512
C1
0.86 g/cm3 OR 860 kg/m3 OR 8.6×10−4 kg/cm3
A1