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Differentiate between density and relative density of a substance?

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Density	Relative density
Density of a substance is the mass per unit volume of that substance.	Relative density of a substance is the ratio of density of that substance to the density of water at 4°C.
It is expressed in g cm^-3 or kg m^-3.	It has no unit.

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