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    This document discusses specific gravity, which is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance. It is usually measured relative to water. The document describes several tools used to measure specific gravity, including a pycnometer, Westphal balance, and hydrometer. It provides procedures for using a pycnometer and hydrometer to obtain specific gravity measurements and includes a table of common fluids and their specific gravities. Specific gravity can indicate if a substance will sink or float in water.

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    This document discusses specific gravity, which is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance. It is usually measured relative to water. The document describes several tools used to measure specific gravity, including a pycnometer, Westphal balance, and hydrometer. It provides procedures for using a pycnometer and hydrometer to obtain specific gravity measurements and includes a table of common fluids and their specific gravities. Specific gravity can indicate if a substance will sink or float in water.

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    Exercise 1

    SPECIFIC GRAVITY
    SPECIFIC GRAVITY

     ratio between the density of an object, and a


    reference substance.
     “relative density”
     It can tell us if the object will sink or float in our
    reference substance.
     Usually our reference substance is water *
     Symbol: sp.gr
     No units used*

    FORMULA:
    Tools used to measure specific gravity

     Pycnometer (with thermometer)


     Westphal Balance
     Hydrometer
    Pycnometer

     It is used to measure the


    density of liquids precisely
     It is used to calculate the
    particle density of powder
     It is made of glass that has
    a close fitting glass stopper
    along with a capillary tube
    Procedure
    Wash, clean, and dry,
    together with the cap

    Weigh empty pycnometer


    and record

    + distilled H2O (until mouth),


    place glass stopper back

    Weigh and record

    *Repeat, except step 2, using sample for step 3


    RESULTS/DATA
    USING PYCNOMETER:
    DATA LIQ. ETHYL CLOVE SYRUP GLYCERIN
    PETROLATUM ALCOHOL OIL

    Wt. of empty pycnometer 44.578 g 44.578 g 44.578 g 44.578 g 44.578 g

    Wt of pycnometer with
    liquid
    Wt of pycnometer with
    distilled water
    Wt of sample liquid
    Wt of distilled water
    Specific gravity of liquid

    USING HYDROMETER:
    SAMPLE LIQ. ETHYL CLOVE OIL SYRUP GLYCERIN
    LIQUID PETROLATUM ALCOHOL
    SPECIFIC
    GRAVITY
    Westphal Balance

     Aka Mohr’s Balance


     From around 1847

     used to measure the specific


    gravity (or density) of liquids
    Hydrometer

     an instrument that is used


    to determine
    specific gravity
     Specific Gravity Scale*

     Archimedes principle
    • first account of the use of hydro meters in
    England is in a paper published by Robert
    Boyle in 1675
    Procedure
    + sample liquid (100ml)

    Place hydrometer slowly


    Until it floats naturally

    Record result
    Types

    1. Light Hydrometer
    2. Heavy Hydrometer
    COMMON FLUIDS AND THEIR SPECIFIC GRAVITY

    Fluid Specific Gravity


    Acetic Acid 1.052
    Ethanol 0.787
    Castor Oil 0.959
    Clove Oil 1.06
    Glycerin 1.263
    Glycol 1.11
    Liquid Petrolatum 0.835
    Olive Oil 0.703
    Phenol 1.075
    Simple Syrup, USP 1.313
    DENSITY

     a measurement of how tightly matter


    is crammed together
     Discovered by Archimedes

     FORMULA
    APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLE

     Balloon
     Wood in water

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