PART 1 Density Sp. Gravity Sp.

Volume Pycnometer page 06

Prepared by: Mary Angelique Banogon, RPh

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PART 1 Density Sp. Gravity Sp. Volume Pycnometer Exercises

DENSITY: mass per unit volume of a substance at

a fixed temperature and pressure
*Formula: *Unit:

*Density of Water: = ________

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PART 1 Density Sp. Gravity Sp. Volume Pycnometer Exercises

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: is the ratio of the Weight of a

substance to the Weight of an equal volume of
water at a similar temperature
*Formula:
* Sp. Gravity >1 =___
* Sp. Gravity <1 =___

• Standard temperature for Sp. G is 25°C

• Is a dimensionless property thus it has no unit
• *Sp. Gravity of water is ______
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PART 1 Density Sp. Gravity Sp. Volume Pycnometer Exercises

If Specific Gravity of a solution is known,

INTERCONVERSION between the Volume and
Weight of the substance is possible;
*Formula to get WEIGHT:

*Formula to get VOLUME:

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PART 1 Density Sp. Gravity Sp. Volume Pycnometer Exercises

SPECIFIC VOLUME: is the ratio of the Volume of a

substance to the Volume of an equal Weight of a
standard (water)
*Formula:

• Specific Gravity and Specific volume are

RECIPROCALS of each other. To solve;
*Formula:
or

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PART 1 Density Sp. Gravity Sp. Volume Pycnometer Exercises

Pycnometer: a special glass bottle used to

determine specific gravity.

To calculate specific gravity—

1. Determine weight of WATER
2. Determine weight of UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE
3. Solve using the Sp. Gravity formula
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page 01 page 02 page 03 page 04 page 05 Exercises

Solve the following problems. Show your solutions and indicate the formula
to be used.

1. Calculate the volume of 35.5 g of ethanol having a density of 0.789g/ml.

2. What is the specific gravity of a solution having a volume of 0.21L and a

weight of 1.5kg?

3. What will be the weight in grams of iodine needed to make a 70ml

solution containing 40ml propylene glycol and iodine?
( Propylene Glycol Sp. Gravity = 1.03 ; Iodine Sp. Gravity =4.93)

4. If 120 g of acetone measures 150ml what is its specific volume?