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Density, Buoyancy, and Archimedes Principle: Determining Volume by Displacement

Density is defined within classical mechanics and chemistry as a scalar physical property representing mass per unit volume ($ \rho = m/V $). This concept establishes the relationship between an object's intrinsic density and the buoyancy forces exerted by a fluid, governed by Archimedes' principle where objects denser than their surrounding medium sink while those less dense float.