Question

The specific gravity of water is taken as

(a) 0.01

(b) 0.1

(c) 1

(d) 10

I had been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question originated from Density and specific gravity-II in portion Introductory Concepts of Chemical Process Calculation

Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) 1

The explanation is: While measuring the specific gravity of liquids, it is measured with respect to water.