When a hydrometer is dipped n a liquid, the reading is found to be $1.25$ . What is the density of the liquid?

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$R e l a t i v e d e n s i t y = \frac{d e n s i t y o f l i q u i d}{d e n s i t y o f w a t e r}$

$∴ D e n s i t y o f l i q u i d = R e l a t i v e d e n s i t y \times d e n s i t y o f w a t e r$

$= 1.25 \times 1000 = 1250 k g / m^{3}$

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When a hydrometer is dipped n a liquid, the reading is found to be 1.25. What is the density of the liquid?

Relativedensity=densityofliquiddensityofwater∴Densityofliquid=Relativedensity×densityofwater=1.25×1000=1250kg/m3

When a hydrometer is dipped n a liquid, the reading is found to be $1.25$ . What is the density of the liquid?

$R e l a t i v e d e n s i t y = \frac{d e n s i t y o f l i q u i d}{d e n s i t y o f w a t e r}$

$∴ D e n s i t y o f l i q u i d = R e l a t i v e d e n s i t y \times d e n s i t y o f w a t e r$

$= 1.25 \times 1000 = 1250 k g / m^{3}$