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Range of Densities

FactorMultipleValueItem
10−271 yg/m31 × 10−27 kg/m3Very approximate density of the universe
10−26
10−25
10−241 zg/m3
10−23
10−22100 zg/m31 × 10−22 kg/m3Probable lowest observed density of space in galactic spiral arm (1 hydrogen atom every 16 cubic centimeters)
10−211 ag/m3
10−20
10−19
10−181 fg/m31 × 10−18 kg/m3Observed density of space in core of galaxy (600 hydrogen atoms in every cubic centimetre)
Best vacuum from a laboratory (1 pPa)[1]
10−17
10−16
10−151 pg/m3
10−142.0 × 10−14 kg/m3(2.0 × 10−17 g/cm3) density of Sun‘s corona[2]
10−131.0 × 10−13 kg/m3(1.0 × 10−16 g/cm3) density at top of solar transition region[2]
10−121 ng/m3
10−111.0 × 10−11 kg/m3(1.0 × 10−14 g/cm3) density at bottom of solar transition region[2]
10−10
10−91 μg/m3
10−8
10−7
10−61 mg/m3
10−51.34 × 10−5 kg/m3Earth atmosphere at 82 kilometre altitude;
star Mu Cephei‘s approximate mean density
10−40.1 g/m31.09 × 10−4 kg/m3Earth atmosphere at 68 kilometre altitude
2.0 × 10−4 kg/m3(2.0 × 10−7 g⋅cm−3) Density of Solar photospherechromosphere boundary[2]
4.0 × 10−4 kg/m3(4.0 × 10−7 g⋅cm−3) Density of Solar photosphere‘s lower boundary[2]
10−31 g/m31 × 10−3 kg/m3Vacuum from a mechanical vacuum pump;
density of Sun just below its photosphere[2]
10−210 g/m31.8 × 10−2 kg/m3Earth atmosphere at 30 kilometre altitude[3]
9 × 10−2 kg/m3Hydrogen gas, the least dense substance at STP
10−1100 g/m31.6 × 10−1 kg/m3Earth atmosphere at 16 kilometre altitude[3]
FactorMultipleValueItem
1001 kg/m30.9 kg/m3 = 0.0009 g/cm3Ultralight metallic microlattice.[4]
1.1 kg/m3 = 0.0011 g/cm3lowest density achieved for aerogel[5]
1.48 kg/m3 = 0.00148 g/cm3Earth atmosphere at sea level
10110 kg/m310 kg/m3 = 0.01 g/cm3lowest density of typical aerogel[5]
65 kg/m3 = 0.065 g/cm3Atmosphere of Venus at surface[6]
102100 kg/m3500 kg/m3 = 0.5 g/cm3highest density of typical aerogel[5]
534 kg/m3 = 0.534 g/cm3Lithium at near room temperature
1031 Mg/m3
1 t/m3
1000 kg/m3 = 1 g/cm3Liquid water at 4 °C
1062 kg/m3 = 1.062 g/cm3Average human body density[7]
1408 kg/m3 = 1.408 g/cm3Average density of the Sun
5515 kg/m3 = 5.515 g/cm3Average density of the Earth
10410,000 kg/m310,490 kg/m3 = 10.49 g/cm3Silver (Ag)
11,340 kg/m3 = 11.34 g/cm3Lead (Pb)
13,534 kg/m3 = 13.534 g/cm3Mercury (Hg)
19,100 kg/m3 = 19.1 g/cm3Uranium (U)
19,250 kg/m3 = 19.25 g/cm3Tungsten (W)
19,300 kg/m3 = 19.3 g/cm3Gold (Au)
21,450 kg/m3 = 21.45 g/cm3Platinum (Pt)
22,560 kg/m3 = 22.56 g/cm3[8]Iridium (Ir)
22,590 kg/m3 = 22.59 g/cm3[8]Osmium (Os), the densest known substance at STP
41,000 kg/m3 = 41 g/cm3Hassium (Hs), estimated density, assuming that an isotope featuring a long half-life exists
105150,000 kg/m3 = 150 g/cm3Core of the Sun
1061 Gg/m3
107
108
1091 Tg/m3White dwarf
1010
1011
10121 Pg/m3
10132 × 1013 kg/m3Universe at end of the electroweak epoch (approximately)
1014
10151 Eg/m3
1016
10172 × 1017 kg/m3Atomic nuclei and neutron stars
10181 Zg/m3
1019
1020
10211 Yg/m3
1022
10231023 kg/m3Density of a hypothetical preon star
10965.1 × 1096 kg/m3Planck density
∞ kg/m3Density of a black hole at singularity