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HydrometerA hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity of a liquid solution and, therefore, its strength. A simple (and common) hydrometer consists of a weighted glass bulb with a graduated stem, looking similar to a large glass thermometer. It is placed in the solution, spun (to remove air bubbles that might cause it to float higher), then the column is read at the waterline to give a number that can be compared to a chart of known values for the particular solution being measured.

Hydrometers come in a variety of themes - the most simple consisting of a long glass tube into which is sealed a specific mass of a weight, and a strip of paper that is a graduated metric (looks like a ruler). The device is dropped into a liquid, usually water in this case, and the device will partially float, with the weighted end under water, and the rest of the device above the water line. At the point of the water line, one can see the strip of paper, and read from the paper, the metric. The metric will usually provide the specific gravity of the water, meaning, it will describe the weight of dissolved materials in the water.

The hydrometer is used in beer and wine making to determine when the solution has reached the desired concentration of alcohol. It is also used to determine the strength of acids and bases, of automobile fluids, and many other liquid solutions.

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