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Density

Density is a measure of mass per volume. The average density of an object equals its total mass divided by its total volume. Density is measured in kg/m3 (SI system) and in g/cm3 (SGS system).

 

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In the petroleum industry API (American Petroleum Institute) units are widely used for oil density measurements. The API density is calculated in degrees by the formula:

 

°API = (141.5/relative density) - 131.5

 

Relative density - is the mass of volume of specific liquid/substance divided by the mass of the same volume of water. For clean water, relative density equals to 1 and API equals to 10°. The higher the density is in °АРI, the lighter the substance is.