Water seems to be related to gravity in the
same way that paper is related to wind.
specific gravity test
The specific gravity of a substance (as an example, I'll take iron) is the density of iron divided by the density of water. Or some other reference substance - but usually the comparison is with water.
Your urine's specific gravity reflects the amount of minerals, solids, and wastes in the urine. Specific gravity is a comparison of urine's density to water's density.
38%
Specific gravity (the lab slang is "spee gee") or SG is a comparison of the density of a material to the density of pure water (at about 4 degrees C, the point of its maximum density). To make a comparison, a basis for comparison had to be chosen. Why not pick water? It's a natural choice because it is a stable and universally available substance. It doesn't hurt that its density is right at (but not exactly) 1000 kg/m3 or 1 g/cc. That's just frosting on the cake.
Specific gravity is a comparison of the density of one material to the density of water (at 4 degrees C). When a mineral has a specific gravity (SG) of 7.0 it means that the mineral is 7.0 times as heavy as the same volume of water.
This is the specific gravity of the mineral. It's a comparison of how much mass a given volume of it has compared to the mass of an equal volume of water.
Approximately 8.87 meter/second2. For comparison, Earth's gravity is approximately 9.82 meters/second2.
Density aka specific gravity is a measure of the amount of matter in a given volume. Actually specific gravity is not the measure of the amount of matter in a given value, it is a comparison of the density of the substance to water's density. Specific gravity is a unitless quantity.
about 6 times less
Density aka specific gravity is a measure of the amount of matter in a given volume. Actually specific gravity is not the measure of the amount of matter in a given value, it is a comparison of the density of the substance to water's density. Specific gravity is a unitless quantity.
No. Turpentine does not sink in water. Like many oil based organic solvents, turpentine floats in pure water. Engineers and scientists use a measurement called Specific Gravity to measure how dense a liquid is in comparison to that of water. Pure turpentine has a Specific Gravity of 0.85(@25 deg Celsius). On the other hand, water has a specific gravity of 1.0. That means that turpentine at will eventually float to the top of a water bath.