What is meant by the term Relative Density?



What is meant by the term Relative Density?..

Answer / Bijendra Singh

Relative Density (specific gravity) is a ratio that compares the density of a substance to the density of water. It is used to describe how much denser or lighter a substance is compared to water, and it has no units because both densities are being compared.

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