Recall that density is defined as mass per unit volume, given by the formula \(\text{density} = \frac{\text{mass}}{\text{volume}}\).
Understand that the density of a material depends on how closely packed its atoms are and the atomic mass of the elements involved.
Look up or recall the standard densities of iron and aluminum: iron typically has a density around 7.87 g/cm³, while aluminum has a density around 2.70 g/cm³.
Compare these values directly to determine which material is denser by seeing which has the higher density value.
Conclude that the material with the higher density value is denser; in this case, iron is denser than aluminum.