Write the formula for the relative density of a substance.

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Relative density:- Relative density of a substance is defined as the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water under similar conditions.
Formula:- $R e l a t i v e d e n s i t y = \frac{D e n s i t y o f s u b s \tan c e (ρ_{s})}{D e n s i t y o f w a t e r (ρ_{w})}$

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Define the relative density of a substance?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about relative density?
Statement 1: Relative density is known as the specific gravity of the substance.
Statement 2: Relative density of a substance is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water at $4^{\circ} C$ .
Statement 3: Relative density of a substance is the ratio of the mass of water at $4^{\circ} C$ to the mass of a substance at $4^{\circ} C$ .
Statement 4: Relative density is unitless.

Is there any other formula for relative density except

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Write the formula for the relative density of a substance.

Relative density:- Relative density of a substance is defined as the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water under similar conditions.Formula:- Relativedensity=Densityofsubstance(ρs)Densityofwater(ρw)

Relative density:- Relative density of a substance is defined as the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water under similar conditions.
Formula:- $R e l a t i v e d e n s i t y = \frac{D e n s i t y o f s u b s \tan c e (ρ_{s})}{D e n s i t y o f w a t e r (ρ_{w})}$