The reciprocal of the density of a substance is occasionally called its specific volume, a term sometimes used in thermodynamics. Density is an intensive property in that increasing the amount of a substance does not increase its density; rather it increases its mass.
the reciprocal of the density of a substance is occasionally called its specific volume a term sometimes used in thermodynamics density is an intensive property in that increasing the amount of a substance does not increase its density; rather it increases its mass