Question

definition of relative density of an object​

Answer 1

Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density of a substance to the densityof a given reference material.

If a substance's relative density is less than one then it is less dense than the reference; if greater than 1 then it is denser than the reference.

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Relative density of a substance (object) the ratio of the density of substance to the density of water.

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Relative density of a substance is the ratio of mass of any volume of substance to the mass of an equal volume of water.