[meteorite-list] Measuring Density

From: Howard Wu <freewu2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:51 2004
Message-ID: <20030325034836.74800.qmail_at_web9304.mail.yahoo.com>

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 Unfortunately the normal way to measure density( specific gravity) is to weight the stone UNDER WATER. This is compared to the weight in air. This give the displacement with water having a density of 1gm/cc.

 Howard Wu




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&nbsp;Unfortunately the normal way to measure density( specific gravity) is to weight the stone UNDER WATER.&nbsp; This is compared to the weight in air. This give the displacement with water having a density of 1gm/cc.&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><BR> Howard Wu<BR><p><p><br><hr size=1><a href="http://uk.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_xtra/?http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">With Yahoo! Mail you can get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs</font></b></a><br>
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