Specific Gravity (Submerged Volume) Approach
Reference from the original Physics I textbook.
- Specific Gravity (Submerged Volume) Approach
For an object floating in equilibrium in water, neglecting air buoyancy: SG = ρ_object/ρ_water = V_submerged/V_object.
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- Submerged-volume relation requires floating equilibrium in the reference fluid. — Reference 1
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Specific gravity
Specific gravity is a material’s density divided by a chosen reference density. It is dimensionless; for liquids and solids the reference is usually water at a specified temperature. For example, a liquid with specific gravity below one is less dense than the reference water.