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1 <br /> • ATTACHMENT 3 <br /> DENSITY AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOME COMMON CHEMICALS <br /> Density and specific gravity compare the mass of a material to its volume. Materials that do <br /> ' not readily dissolve in each other will sink or float depending on their density or specific gravity. <br /> The term "specific gravity" usually refers to liquids. Shown here is a cylinder containing several <br /> common substances. <br /> Object Density I <br /> Cork 0.22 g/cc /// Specific <br /> Liquid Density Gravity <br /> Octane 0.77 g/cc 0.77 <br /> Tallow <br /> Candle 0.9 g/cc / <br /> t I• � ti� <br /> Water 1.0 g/cc 1 <br /> i <br /> z <br /> Coal 1 .5 g/cc <br /> Carbon <br /> Tetrachoride 1.59 g/cc 1.59 <br /> Iron 7.8 9/cc <br /> ' Mercury 13.6 g/cc 13.6 <br /> Gold 19.3 g/cc <br /> • <br /> Source: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards <br /> M <br />