 | 1909 - 412 páginas
...an amount equal to the weight of an equal volume of -water. 15. The Specific Gravity of a substance is the ratio of its weight to that of an equal volume of water. The specific gravityis found by weighing a body in air and then in water. The difference is... | |
 | National Carbon Company, Inc - 1911 - 84 páginas
...one atmosphere (14.7 Ibs. per square inch) it boils at 212° F. The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of its weight to that of an equal volume of water at its maximum density. TABLE 6 Weight and Specific Gravity of Metals (Kent's Mechanical Engineer's... | |
 | Thomas J. Foster - 1916 - 1230 páginas
...running at a rather high speed. SPECIFIC GRAVITY, WEIGHT, AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS DEFINITIONS The specific gravity of a body is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal bulk of pure water, at a standard temperature (62° P. = 16.670° C.). Some... | |
 | Henry Smith Carhart, Horatio Nelson Chute - 1917 - 572 páginas
...density = mass volume.' d = —; whence m = dv, and v = — • vd (Equation 2) 70. Specific Gravity. — The specific gravity of a body is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water. If, for example, a cubic inch of lead weighs 11.36 times as... | |
 | Henry Smith Carhart - 1917 - 674 páginas
...t' = — • a (Equation 2) \ DENSITY AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY COMPARED 70. Specific Gravity. — Tlie specific gravity of a body is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water. If, for example, a cubic inch of lead weighs 11.36 times as... | |
 | 1918 - 354 páginas
...an amount equal to the weight, of an equal volume of water. 15. The Specific Gravity of a substance is the ratio of its weight to that of an equal volume of water. The specific gravity is found by weighing a body in air and then in water. The difference is... | |
 | Elwood S. Moore - 1922 - 514 páginas
...but the chemical composition is the determining factor in the value of coal. Specific gravity. — The specific gravity of a body is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water at 4° C. When the average specific gravity of a quantity of... | |
 | Lothrop Davis Higgins - 1923 - 456 páginas
...gravity. In everyday life the 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... | |
 | John Calvin Wright, Fred Colfax Smith - 1924 - 474 páginas
...to every 3 degrees change in temperature of the electrolyte. The specific gravity of the electrolyte is the ratio of its weight to that of an equal volume of water. Acid is heavier than water, hence the heavier the electrolyte the more acid it contains. The... | |
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Gravity of a substance is the ratio of its weight to that of an equal volume of water. 
