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If oil floats on water which liquid has a higher specific gravity?
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Is any relation between cement density Specific Gravity?
specific gravity of any substance can be find out only when it will be in liquid or gas medium.Because specific gravity of any liquid equals to ratio of density of that liquid to the density of water and specific gravity of any gas is the ratio of density of that gas to the density of air. cement is solid material(powder form) and so can not be graded on the basis of specific gravity in all conditions. (ravi nitesh,KPTL)
How will the specific gravity of urine be affected by the presence of sugar?
Since specific gravity is the density of a substance relative to water, dissolving solids such as sugar will increase it. Here's an extreme example: think of placing a floating object in water, then placing the same object in honey. It's easy to imagine the object floating higher in thick honey than it would on water, right? Honey has a higher specific gravity than water, and floating a hydrometer in a liquid is how its specific gravity is often measured.
Would turpentine settle to the bottom when mixed with water?
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.
Which are light liquids?
By using API gravity value of a liquid we can check that how a liquid is lighter or haavior one.First we should know about API gravity.The American Petroleum Institute gravity, or API gravity, is a measure of how heavy or light a liquid is compared to water. If its API gravity is greater than 10, it is lighter and floats on water; if less than 10, it is heavier and sinks. API gravity is thus an inverse measure of the relative density of a petroleum liquid and the density of water, but it is used to compare the relative densities of petroleum liquids. For example, if one petroleum liquid floats on another and is therefore less dense, it has a greater API gravity. Although mathematically, API gravity has no units (see the formula below), it is nevertheless referred to as being in "degrees". API gravity is graduated in degrees on a hydrometer instrument. The API scale was designed so that most values would fall between 10 and 70 API gravity degrees.M.Hassan Haq NawazB.sc. Chemical Engg,University Of Gujrat,Pakistan
How is the measurement of density of liquids possible?
A hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids; that is, the ratio of the density of the liquid to the density of water.A hydrometer is usually made of glass and consists of a cylindrical stem and a bulb weighted with mercury or lead shot to make it float upright. The liquid to be tested is poured into a tall container, often a graduated cylinder, and the hydrometer is gently lowered into the liquid until it floats freely. The point at which the surface of the liquid touches the stem of the hydrometer is noted. Hydrometers usually contain a scale inside the stem, so that the specific gravity can be read directly. A variety of scales exist, and are used depending on the context.Hydrometers may be calibrated for different uses, such as a lactometer for measuring the density (creaminess) of milk, a saccharometer for measuring the density of sugar in a liquid, or an alcoholometer for measuring higher levels of alcohol in spirits.
Why is the reason an object floats in water?
If the volume of liquid the object displaces weighs more than the object, the object will float. The principle is buoyancy or specific gravity.
Why the Diet Coke floats?
i dont know why it floats i think because its more soda in it and the can i lighter and coke is heavier
Does specific gravity of wine go up or down with sugar?
A hydrometer will float higher in a heavy liquid giving a lower reading, such as one with a quantity of sugar dissolved in it, and lower in a light liquid, such as water or alcohol.Therefore the specific gravity goes down with sugar.
When two liquids of different specific gravities are mixed what will the specific gravity of the resultant liquid be?
it will be proportional to the amount of liquid you put in with their speciafic gravity
How do you find the specific gravity of battery?
'Lead-acid' batteries, sometimes called 'wet' batteries, have lead plates and liquid sulfuric acid inside. As a cell charges up, the specific gravity of the acid increases, and as it discharges, the specific gravity of the acid decreases. So, measuring the specific gravity of the liquid in the cell is a quick and easy way to tell how fully charged the cell is. Anybody who owns and uses some 'wet' batteries also owns a hydrometer ... a gadget that measures the specific gravity (or density) of liquids. The most familiar type looks like a turkey baster, with a little glass glob inside that looks like a miniature thermometer and has numbers marked on it. To use this hydrometer, you squeeze the rubber bulb on top, stick the snout into a liquid, release the rubber bulb which draws some of the liquid up inside, and the little mini-thermometer inside floats in the liquid ... part of it above the surface and part of it below. The higher the specific gravity of the liquid is, the higher this little thing floats. So you look in on it, and read the number marked on it right at the surface of the liquid, and that's the specific gravity. If you're doing this, then you know what number you want to see, and you know whether the number you see means charged, discharged, or something in between. As I recall back in the day, I used to see specific gravity somewhere around 1.20 - 1.25 in each cell of a 48-v battery that was properly floated and equalized on its rectifier. But to be honest, that was a while ago. The constants of nature that define the elementary charge and the Atomic Mass Unit could well have changed since then.
How does calculated specific gravity compare to the hydrometer reading for the liquid?
The calculated specific gravity may be slightly different than the hydrometer reading. The calculated gravity is calculated using specific data while the hydrometer measures the liquid at a specific time and temperature.
Specific gravity of liquid hydrocarbon is compared to what?
water
What instrument measures the specific gravity of a liquid?
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How does the calculated specific gravity compare to the hydrometer reading for each liquid?
The calculated specific gravity may be slightly different than the hydrometer reading. The calculated gravity is calculated using specific data while the hydrometer measures the liquid at a specific time and temperature.
Is any relation between cement density Specific Gravity?
specific gravity of any substance can be find out only when it will be in liquid or gas medium.Because specific gravity of any liquid equals to ratio of density of that liquid to the density of water and specific gravity of any gas is the ratio of density of that gas to the density of air. cement is solid material(powder form) and so can not be graded on the basis of specific gravity in all conditions. (ravi nitesh,KPTL)
How will the specific gravity of urine be affected by the presence of sugar?
Since specific gravity is the density of a substance relative to water, dissolving solids such as sugar will increase it. Here's an extreme example: think of placing a floating object in water, then placing the same object in honey. It's easy to imagine the object floating higher in thick honey than it would on water, right? Honey has a higher specific gravity than water, and floating a hydrometer in a liquid is how its specific gravity is often measured.
What does the weight of an object that floats have the same value as?
The weight of the substances are largely immaterial. What matters is the density. Assuming fresh water to have a density of 1.0 anything with a lighter density will float in it. For example, oil generally has a density of about 0.8, so it floats in water. Concrete has a density of about 2.4, so it sinks. http://physics.about.com/od/fluidmechanics/a/commondens.htm
