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The relative density of mercury is 13.6. Find its density. Given density of water = $1000 k g / m^{3}$ .

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The relative density of a substance is the ratio of the density of the substance to that of water. So, density of mercury is $13.6 \times 10^{3} k g / m^{3}$ .

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