 | International Correspondence Schools - 1897 - 612 pages
...SPECIFIC GRAVITY. Let IV be the weight of the solid in air and IV the weight in water; then, W ' — W = the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the solid, and W Sp. Gr. = w_ w,. (27.) Art. 991. If the body be lighter than water, a piece of iron... | |
 | 1901 - 582 pages
...Xorma : 102.56 g. is the weight of the water that was displaced by the body. "Another name?" Gene : It is the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the body we first weighed. "Another name?" Fay: It is the weight the body loses when weighed in water.... | |
 | James Clarke Foye - 1898 - 196 pages
...fluid loses a portion of its weight equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. Hence 15-3— 13-8= the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the substance. 15-3 Ans- 15~-3 ^W8=10'259. A mass of lead weighing 16 grams weighs 14-6 grams when... | |
 | Fred Richardson Nichols, Charles Henry Smith, Charles Mark Turtin - 1899 - 364 pages
...weight (mass) in grams of 1 cc. of this wood? This number is called the density of the wood. e. What is the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the wood? Divide the weight of the wood by the weight of the water. The -result is called the specific... | |
 | Fred Richardson Nichols, Charles Henry Smith, Charles Mark Turtin - 1899 - 364 pages
...weight (mass) in grams of 1 cc. of this wood? This number is called the density of the wood. e. What is the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the wood? How many times is the weight of the water contained in the weight of the wood? The result... | |
 | Fred Richardson Nichols, Charles Henry Smith, Charles Mark Turton - 1901 - 364 pages
...weight (mass) in grams of 1 cc. of this wood? This number is called the density of the wood. e. What is the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the wood? How many times is the weight of the water contained in the weight of the wood? The result... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - 1899 - 722 pages
...sink the point c to the waterlevel. Represent the weight now in the pan by W . The difference W — w is the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the body. Hence, Sp. Gr. = %rW- (27 -c.) W — w EXAMPLE. — The weight necessary to sink the hydrometer... | |
 | Joseph Torrey (jr.) - 1899 - 526 pages
...weights to the lighter pan till the lost weight is exactly restored. This loss in weight represents the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the cylinder. We can easily see that this must be so from the following considerations. direction in... | |
 | 1899 - 696 pages
...of a solid submerged in water is equal to the weight of the volume of water displaced, w — w , = the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the mineral, and the specific gravity of the iw mmeral = - . The weights should be accurately taken... | |
 | 1900 - 532 pages
...the point c to the water level. Represent the weight now in the pan by W. The difference I/" — w is the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the body. Hence, FIG. 6. EXAMPLE. — The weight necessary to sink the hydrometer to the point c is... | |
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... the ratio of the ovendry weight of a sample to the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the sample at some specific moisture content, as green, air-dry, or ovendry. 
