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The term specific gravity means density in comparison to that of water. Density is weight divided by volume. So to get the volume, pour the oil into a graduated cylinder or measuring cup (same principle). To get the weight, use a scale (a chemist would use a triple beam balance). Once you have the density you can divide it by the density of water, and the result is the specific gravity.
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How did early prospectors use density to determine whether they had found gold or pyrite?
Specific gravity.
How can i use the word hydrometer in a sentence?
Mrs.Tuft used a hydrometer to determine the specific gravity of a liquid
What is the concentration of 5 Baume HCl?
The Baumé scale does not directly measure the concentration of a solution. For example, to determine the concentration of nitric acid from a hydrometer reading, you would need to determine the specific gravity and then utilize a table of known specific gravity values for nitric acid at known concentrations. Using the formula to convert ºBaumé to specific gravity: specific gravity = 145/(145-ºBaumé) you get a specific gravity of 1.0357 for a 5ºBaumé reading on your hydrometer. Then you can go to a table of values, such as the one in the CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics (mine is 60th Ed., page D-240) for a table that has various concentration values for specific gravity values. In this case, the closest value of specific gravity to 1.0357 is 1.0352, which corresponds to a 7.50 wt% or a 2.129M HCl solution. Hope this helps!
What is diamonds specific gravity?
The specific gravity of diamond is 3.5, which is 'above average'.
What is the best way to determine how much of a substance dissolved in water?
Density and specific gravity are often used to measure the relative concentrations of a known solvent and known solute.A Hydrometer is a common device for measuring specific gravity of liquids.
How can the specific gravity of oils be important in the way that oils behave in foods?
2 types of oils
Why to determine the specific gravity?
Its handy in shortening equations and sums.
What is a xylometer?
A xylometer is an instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood.
What does specific gravity of a lead acid cell determine?
State of Charge
What is a high specific gravity?
it is important because it helps determine what the mineral you are looking for is
What is the purpose of conducting specific gravity test?
Specific gravity refers to the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance. The purpose conducting specific gravity test is to determine if the test fluid will be heavier or lighter than the standard fluid.
What is a pychnometer?
A pychnometer is an instrument used to determine the specific gravity of a substance (water / solid).
How do you separate a solid from a solid?
you can separate a solid from a solid with specific gravity oils. each solid has a specific gravity the oils will float other solids away from each other. because one from the other has a different gravity weight.
How did early prospectors use density to determine whether they had found gold or pyrite?
Specific gravity.
How can i use the word hydrometer in a sentence?
Mrs.Tuft used a hydrometer to determine the specific gravity of a liquid
Why use kerosene in the test specific gravity of cement?
Kerosene, a petroleum product will not interact chemically with Portland cement - water will.
What test is used to determine a mineral based on its density in comparison to the density of water?
specific gravity test
