Phy Phar Reviewer 1
Phy Phar Reviewer 1
| BSPh-2D
Which instrument uses the Mohr-Westphal
principle of buoyancy to determine Balance
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SYSTEMS
specific gravity?
Examples: Molecular weight, Mass, Volume, Total heat the reciprocal of specific gravity specific volume
capacity, Total number of moles
How are specific gravity and They are inversely
Depends on the type and Constitutive specific volume related? proportional.
arrangement of the components Property
present in a system used to measure the density or
specific gravity of a liquid Hydrometer
Examples: Solubility, Refractive Index, Optical Properties,
Density, Melting and Boiling points
A light hydrometer is most Light solutions such
Depends on the number of Colligative Property appropriate for measuring the as alcohol
components present in a system density of:
Examples: Boiling point elevation, Freezing point A heavy hydrometer is most Dense syrups or
depression, Osmotic pressure, Vapor pressure lowering appropriate for measuring the thick liquids
density of:
What does density measure? Mass per unit Practice Problem: If 10 mL of sulphuric acid weighs 18
volume grams, its density is:
Practice Problem: A substance weighs 350 grams and has Practice Problem: A sample weighs 75 grams in air and
a specific gravity of 1.5, What is the weight of an equal 60 grams when submerged in water. What is the specific
volume of water? gravity of the sample?
WEIGHT OF SUBSTANCE
SPECIFIC VOLUME