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Is density of a substance relative to water is called liquid gravity?
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The term is correctly specific gravity (also relative density) which compares the density (typically in g/cm3) to that of water (which is practically 1 g/cm3).
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What is the definition of relative density?
Relative density, is also called specific gravity, and it is the ratio of the density (mass/volume) of a substance to the density of a particular reference substance, usually water. So, where density has the units of mass/volume, relative density (specific gravity) is unitless.
What is a formula used to calculate relative density?
The relative density of a substance X, relative to a substance Y isDensity of X/Density of Y= (Mass of X/Volume of X) / (Mass of Y/Volume of Y)If Y is water then the relative density is called the specific gravity.
What is the ratio of density?
Density is a derived unit: mass divided by volume.
When comparing the density of a solid or a liquid to the density of water what is the ratio called?
Some folks in the lab call it "spee gee" which is slang for specific gravity (SG). It's relative density, the density of liquid - or any given substance - to the density of water. Surf the link. The formula for density is D= Mass/Volume.
What are the Ratio of densities?
It is called relative density. If the second substance is pure water (at normal temperature and pressure) then the ratio is the specific gravity.
What is the number that compares an object's density to the density of water called?
That is the specific gravity of the substance.
How do you get the relative density of a substance?
Weigh it to determine the mass, then determine how much volume it displaces (in something it does not dissolve in). Divide mass by volume, you've got density.
Ratio of the mass of a mineral to mass of an equal volume of water?
Density. Since density = mass/volume, if you have a substance A, it has density(A), which is given in a standard form of ## grams per cm^3 (cubic centimeter) or mL (milliliter). The density of water is 1.0g/mL. Thus, suppose the mass of substance A is 10 grams and it's volume is 5 cm^3. Then, it's density is 2g/mL. If you looked at 5cm^3 (or 5mL) of water, it's mass would be 5 grams. Therefore, the ratio of the two masses of equal volumes substance A and water is exactly the ratio of the two densities, which equals the density of substance A.
What is the physical property of minerals that is defined as the average weight per unit volume compared to the same volume of water is called?
This is called the Specific Gravity of a substance. The density of the material divided by the density of water yields the specific gravity, a specific gravity greater than 1 indicates the substance will sink in water. A specific gravity less than 1 indicates the substance will float in water. Because the units expressed in density cancel each other out specific gravity has no unit dimensions. example: substance 1 has a density of 12 grams per ml water has a density of 1 g/ml then substance 1 has a specific gravity of 12. 12 g/ml / 1 g/ml = 12 *note: for true specific gravity the atmospheric pressure, absolute , and the temperature absolute of both the sample material and the water must be indicated in the calculations as well. ** for gasses the constant or reference medium is air
What is the ratio of and object's density to the density of water?
That is called specific gravity
What is the ratio of mass of a substance to the volume of the substance called?
density
Mass of a substance divided by unit voulme?
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