Why does changing the shape of an object have no effect on the density?

2 Answers
Nov 23, 2015

Changing the shape does not change its mass or volume, so density remains the same.

Explanation:

Density is an intensive property. This means that regardless of the object's shape, size, or quantity, the density of that substance will always be the same. Even if you cut the object into a million pieces, they would still each have the same density.

Nov 23, 2015

It is because density in an intensive property of matter.

Explanation:

Intensive property is a physical property of a substance that does not depend on the amount of the substance present.