Therefore the specific gravity of a solid or a liquid body, is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water... Book III - Page 84by George William Myers - 1908Full view - About this book
| o. a. witte - 1922 - 656 pages
...permanent record of the readings made for future reference. The specific gravity of the electrolyte is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water. Acid is heavier than water, and hence the heavier the electrolyte, the more acid it... | |
| Gold mines and mining - 1924 - 526 pages
...or nearly at right angles, while quartz has no cleavage. Specific Gravity. The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water, the weight of water being taken as 1.0. Thus quartz has a specific gravity of approximately... | |
| Lothrop Davis Higgins - Physics - 1923 - 456 pages
...term specific gravity is perhaps more familiar to some than density. The specific gravity of a body is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water. Since the weight of a cubic centimeter of water is 1 g., the figure 1 represents both... | |
| Theodore Lindquist - Mathematics - 1920 - 258 pages
...gravity of cork is = 0.24. Specific gravity is given as a 62.5 decimal. The specific gravity of a gas- is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of either air or hydrogen, at the same pressure as the gas. Thus, the specific gravity of coal-gas... | |
| Thomas Jay Hayes - Technology & Engineering - 1938 - 736 pages
...co-volume may be assumed to be 1/1000 of the specific volume. The specific gravity of an explosive is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water at standard temperature. The density of an explosive is its mass per unit volume. If... | |
| United States. Department of the Army - Bricklaying - 1970 - 214 pages
...weights of aggregates are given in ASTM C29. g. Specific Gravity. The specific gravity of an aggregate is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water. Most normal-weight aggregates have specific gravities of 2.4 to 2.9. Methods of determining... | |
| United States. Soil Conservation Service - Erosion - 1983 - 234 pages
...by the radius of the maximum inscribed circle, R. Specific Gravity The specific gravity of a mineral is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water. Most sediment consists of quartz or feldspar particles, which are about 2.65 times... | |
| Michael Faraday - Biography & Autobiography - 1991 - 182 pages
...chemical compounds' (Faraday, 1816-18, pp. 87 & 90). Specific Gravity 'The specific gravity of a body is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of some other body assumed as a conventional standard ... usually distilled water at a given... | |
| J. Edward Pope - Technology & Engineering - 1997 - 417 pages
...• The specific weight y is the weight per unit volume: Y=Pg • The specific gravity s of a liquid is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water at standard temperature and pressure. The s of petroleum products can be found from... | |
| William Clement Putnam, Robert Wallace Webb - Geology - 1945 - 100 pages
...It is often a diagnostic property. 5. Specific gravity. — The specific gravity of a given mineral is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water. Specific gravity, or heft, is an important property where the substance is much heavier... | |
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