Basic fluid property: weight per unit volume The weight per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called what?
Mechanical Engineering
Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Aspecific weight
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Bmass density
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Cspecific gravity
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Dnone of these
Answer
Correct Answer: specific weight
Explanation
DefinitionsSpecific weight (γ) = weight per unit volume (N/m³).Mass density (ρ) = mass per unit volume (kg/m³).Specific gravity = ratio of a substance’s density to that of water (dimensionless).
Final Answerspecific weight