Question

The relative density of oak wood is 0.64 .find the density in the cgs system

Answer 1

Relative density is defined as:
 dr = ds / dw
 where:
 dr: relative density
 ds: density of the substance.
 dw: density of water.
 In this case we have the relative density of oak wood:
 dr = 0.64.
 We want to find the density of the substance: ds
 Therefore we need to know the density of water in the cgs unit system:
 dw = 1g / c ^ 3
 Finally:
 ds = dr * dw
 ds = 0.64 * 1 g / cm ^ 3
 ds = 0.64 g / c ^ 3
 The density of the oak wood in cgs is 0.64 g / cm ^ 3