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Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water. The term "relative density" is often preferred in modern scientific usage.
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Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water. The term "relative density" is often preferred in modern scientific usage. read less
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Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water.
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Relative density is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water.
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The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard, usually water for a liquid or solid, and air for a gas
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In general way density of a material w.r.to a reference material is called relative density of the material w.r.to the reference material. And in case of reference water taken as water, the relative density is known as specific gravity
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Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water. The term "relative density" is often preferred in modern scientific usage.
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Relative density the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance.
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it is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. it is also known as specific gravity. Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water.
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it is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. it is also known as specific gravity. Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water.
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