Question

The substance having the highest density is :

• A. Gold
• B. Alluminium
• C. Osmium
• D. Zinc

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Osmium

• Density is defined as mass per unit volume.
• The SI unit for density is Kg/m³ and another unit for density is gm/cm³.

The explanation for the correct answer-

C.The density of Osmium is 22.6 gm/cm³. Osmium is the densest element in the periodic table.

The explanation for the incorrect answer-

A.The density of Gold is 19.4 gm/cm³.

B.The density of Aluminum is 2.70 gm/cm³.

D.The density of Zinc is 7.13 gm/cm³.

Therefore the correct option is C.