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    The document discusses specific gravity, which is a ratio of a material's density to the density of water at 4 degrees Celsius. It provides the specific gravity equation and explains that specific gravity is a unitless quantity used to determine if a material will float or sink in water. An example calculation is shown finding the specific gravity of ice based on its density compared to water.

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    SPECIFIC GARVITY CALCULATION

    DESCRIPTION RESULT Unit

    0.917
    Specific gravity

    Material density Md 916.7 kg/m^3

    Water density Wd 1000 kg/m^3

    Equation specific gravity = material density / water density

    Law:
    specific gravity calculator determines the relative density of a substance compared to cold freshwater; very
    useful for knowing if a material floats or sinks.
    Specific gravity (also referred to as relative density) is the ratio of the density of a material compared to the
    density of water at 4 °C (39.2 °F). People usually choose that temperature as it is when water is at its densest.
    The specific gravity equation is:
    specific gravity = material density / water density
    Since the specific gravity formula consists of one density divided by another, the specific gravity units don't
    exist. It is a unitless quantity, like most ratios in physics.
    Specific gravity values are usually given at one atmosphere of pressure (1013.25 kPa). Remember, that you
    have to check the temperature of both the material and the reference (usually water) when quoting specific
    gravities. Standard temperatures vary depending on industry and the material you are measuring.
    The specific gravity of water has a value of 1, as it's being compared to itself, and the same number divided
    by itself is 1.
    The difference between density and specific gravity is that density is an absolute quantity (mass per unit
    volume). In contrast, specific gravity compares the density of a material to the density of cold freshwater, and
    is a relative quantity.
    Detail Input cell

    Result output cell

    GRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATION

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    EXAMPLE
    How to find the specific gravity of a substance. Lookup the density of your sample
    material (or calculate it using our density calculator), then it divide by the density of
    freshwater at 4 °C, which is 1,000 kg/m³ (62.428 lb/ft³).

    Let's practice by finding the specific gravity of ice, which has a density of 916.7 kg/m³
    (57.23 lb/ft³). To do that, we use the specific gravity formula:

    specific gravity of ice = 916.7 / 1000 = 0.9167

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