What is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard?

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Josiah Hays

Chemistry

17 May, 08:54

What is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard?

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Frye · Answer 1

Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water. The term "relative density " is often preferred in scientific usage.