How Do I Determine Salt Density and Convert Voltage to Intensity for Graphing?

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The average density of crystalline sodium chloride (table salt) is approximately 2.17 g/cc. To calculate the mass of a salt particle, one must multiply its volume by this density. For graphing intensity against scattered angle in laser diffraction experiments, voltage values can be converted to intensity values for accurate representation, ensuring the data reflects the physical phenomena being studied.

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Can anyone tell me what the density of salt is on average? I know there are many types of salt, but there must be an average value to this right?
Because I’ve got the volume of this salt particle and I need its density in order to work out the mass.

I also want to plot a graph of Intensity against scattered angle, for the diffraction of laser light by particles. But I have voltage values instead of intensity values, Shall I still use the voltage values for my graph or do I convert it to intensity values?

Thanks a lot
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If you're talking about crystalline sodium choride, it's about 2.17 g/cc.

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