Describe an experiment, using Archimedes' principle, to find the relative density of a liquid.
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Describe an experiment, using Archimedes' principle, to find the relative density of a liquid.

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By definition, relative density of a liquid is given as By Archimedes' Principle if a solid is immersed in a liquid or water, it displaces the liquid or water equal to it's volume. Therefore, above equation takes the form Thus, to find the relative density of a liquid using Archimedes' Principle, we take a body which is heavier than both the given liquid and water and also insoluble in both. The body is first weighed in air, then in liquid and then after washing it with water and drying, it is weighed in water. If the weight of the body in air is W₁ gf, in liquid is W₂ gf and in water is W₃ gf, then from above we get,

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Describe an experiment, using Archimedes' principle, to find the relative density of a liquid.

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