The gram per cubic centimetre is a unit of

density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematicall ...

in the CGS system, commonly used in

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, proper ...

, defined as

mass Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a physical body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different ele ...

in grams divided by

volume Volume is a measure of occupied three-dimensional space. It is often quantified numerically using SI derived units (such as the cubic metre and litre) or by various imperial or US customary units (such as the gallon, quart, cubic inch). ...

cubic centimetre A cubic centimetre (or cubic centimeter in US English) (SI unit symbol: cm3; non-SI abbreviations: cc and ccm) is a commonly used unit of volume that corresponds to the volume of a cube that measures 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm. One cu ...

s. The official SI symbols are g/cm³, g·cm⁻³, or g cm⁻³. It is equivalent to the units gram per millilitre (g/mL) and

kilogram The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially. ...

per

litre The litre (international spelling) or liter (American English spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metre (m3 ...

(kg/L). The density of

water Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as ...

is about 1 g/cm³, since the gram was originally defined as the mass of one cubic centimetre of water at its maximum density at 4 °C.

Conversions

1 g/cm³ is equivalent to: : = 1000 g/L (exactly) : = 1000 kg/m³ (exactly) : ≈ (approximately) : ≈ (approximately) 1 kg/m³ = 0.001 g/cm³(exactly) 1 lb/cu ft ≈ (approximately) 1 oz/US gal ≈ {{cvt, 1.000000, oz/USgal, g/cm3, disp=out (approximately)

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