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The relative density of silver is 10.8. The density of water is 103kgm–3. What is the density of silver is SI units?

Relative density of silver = 10.8

The density of water = 103 kg-m–3


Relative Density = =


10.8 103 kgm–3 = Density of silver


The density of silver = 10800 kg-m–3


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