what is the difference between specific gravity and density
of a substance?

Answer Posted / nagesh

Density of a substance is the ratio of its MASS to VOLUME.
But Specific gravity is the ratio of DENSITY of substance
to DENSITY of Water. Since the density of water is
1000Kg/m^3, it is taken as the standard reference substance
against which other substance's density are compared.

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