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What is specific gravity​

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Specific gravity refers to the ratio of the density of an object and the reference material. Furthermore, the specific gravity can tell us if the object will sink or float in reference material. Besides, the reference material is water that always has a density of 1 gram per cubic centimeter or 1 gram per millimeter.
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the ratio of the density of any substance to the density of some other substance taken as standard, water being the standard for liquids and solids, and hydrogen or air being the standard for gases.

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