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The weight per unit of volume of a substance is the density of that substance.

Plaster of Paris has a couple of "forms" that are the alpha and beta hemihydrates. The former has a density of about 2.76 grams per cubic centimeter, while the latter has a density of about 2.63 grams per cubic centimeter.

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