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The 21 pages that link to Specific gravity, each with the reason it gives.

• BuoyancyRelated: Comparing densities predicts whether an object floats or sinks.

• DensityRelated: It compares densities without assigning units to the result.

• MineralRelated: Mineral composition and atomic packing influence this useful identification property.

• Marine aquariumRelated: Aquarists use it to estimate seawater salinity.

• Archimedes' principleRelated: This ratio gives a direct way to compare an object's density with water.

• Bulk densityCompared with: Unlike bulk density, it is a dimensionless comparison rather than mass per unit volume.

• Air densityCompared with: It compares densities rather than giving air’s mass per unit volume directly.

• ManometerRelated: The liquid's density, often expressed relative to water, affects the column height needed for a given pressure.

• Alcohol by volumeRelated: Specific gravity is a density comparison used to infer alcohol content, not an ABV expression.

• Mineral identificationRelated: A specimen’s heft can separate minerals whose color and shape are alike.

• Placer miningRelated: Minerals with high specific gravity are more readily retained during gravity concentration.

• Henry CavendishRelated: His density comparisons helped quantify gases and Earth’s mean density.

• Seawater densityCompared with: It expresses a dimensionless comparison rather than seawater’s mass per unit volume.

• CassiteriteRelated: Cassiterite’s high specific gravity helps it separate from lighter grains in stream deposits.

• Residual sugarRelated: Changes in specific gravity can indicate sugar consumption, though they do not directly identify residual sugar.

• AnhydriteRelated: Anhydrite is denser than gypsum, providing a useful identification clue.

• Ore dressingRelated: Density contrasts provide the physical basis for gravity concentration.

• Gold panningRelated: Gold’s high specific gravity helps it remain in the pan as lighter sediment washes away.

• Gram per cubic centimetreCompared with: It is dimensionless, unlike a density stated in grams per cubic centimetre.

• BaryteRelated: Baryte’s unusually high specific gravity is a defining field-identification clue.

• Construction aggregateRelated: Aggregate specific gravity helps determine mixture proportions and yield.