Question

Why reltive density is called specific gravity

Answer 1

Relative density. ... Relative density, orspecific gravity, is the ratio of thedensity (mass of a unit volume) of asubstance to the density of a given reference material. Specific gravityusually means relative density with respect to water. The term "relative density" is often preferred in scientific usage.

Answer 2

Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to thedensity of a given reference material.Specific gravity usually meansrelative density with respect to water. ... It is defined as a ratio of density of particular substance with that of water.

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