Specific Gravity

Below are common questions on specific gravity. The answers to these specific gravity questions are shown below.

• what is specific gravity?
• what is the specific gravity of water?
• What is the unit of specific gravity?
• relationship between density and specific gravity
• formula for specific gravity

what is specific gravity?

The definition of specific gravity is: Specific gravity is the ratio of the mass of any substance to the mass of an equal volume of water at the same conditions.

what is the specific gravity of water?

The specific gravity of water is 1.

What is the unit of specific gravity?

Specific gravity has no unit.

What is the relationship between density and specific gravity?

The relationship between spacific gravity and density is shown by the formula for specific gravity shown below.

What is the formula for specific gravity?

specific gravity of a substance

=

Density of the substance _____________________ Density of Water

 This is the reason why the specific gravity of water is 1.