Examples
- Helium gas has a density of 0.164g/liter It is 0.139 times as dense as air.
- Air has a density of 1.18g/l
- Ethyl alcohol has a specific gravity of 0.789, so it is 0.789 times as dense as water.
- Water has a specific gravity of 1.
- Table salt has a specific gravity of 2.17, so it is 2.17 times as dense as water.
- Aluminum has a specific gravity of 2.7, so it is 2.7 times as dense as water.
- Iron has a specific gravity of 7.87, so it is 7.87 times as dense as water.
- Lead has a specific gravity of 11.35, so it is 11.35 times as dense as water.
- Mercury has a specific gravity of 13.56, so it is 13.56 times as dense as water.
- Gold has a specific gravity of 19.3, so it is 19.3 times as dense as water.
- Osmium, the densest naturally occurring chemical element, has a specific gravity of 22.59, so it is 22.59 times as dense as water.
(Samples may vary, so most of these figures are approximate.)
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