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Density and Specific Gravity Module 2

This document provides definitions and examples of calculations involving density, specific gravity, and specific volume. It includes 6 practice problems calculating: 1) the volume of glycerin needed using its specific gravity, 2) the volume of sulfuric acid using its specific gravity and weight, 3) the specific gravity of an oil using its weight and volume, 4) the specific gravity of a liquid using a pycnometer, 5) the specific volume of alcohol using its specific gravity, and 6) the cost of glycerin used based on price per pound and specific gravity.

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Density and Specific Gravity Module 2

This document provides definitions and examples of calculations involving density, specific gravity, and specific volume. It includes 6 practice problems calculating: 1) the volume of glycerin needed using its specific gravity, 2) the volume of sulfuric acid using its specific gravity and weight, 3) the specific gravity of an oil using its weight and volume, 4) the specific gravity of a liquid using a pycnometer, 5) the specific volume of alcohol using its specific gravity, and 6) the cost of glycerin used based on price per pound and specific gravity.

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Pharmaceutical Calculations PRACTICE

DENSITY, SP. GR., SP. VOLUME 1. A formula for a vanishing cream contains
750 g of glycerin. How many mL of
Density
glycerin (sp.gr. = 1.25) should be used?
- Mass/volume (g/mL)

2. What is the volume in pints of 9 lbs. of


sulfuric acid having a specific gravity of
1.83?

Sp. Gr.
- Density of a substance/density of water
Sp. Volume
3. If 72.5 mL of an oil weighs 70.5 g, what is
- Volume of a substance/volume equal weight
the sp. gravity of the oil?
of water; 1/specific gravity

4. A pycnometer weighs 21.62 g. Filled with


water, it weighs 46.71g. Filled with
another liquid, it weighs 43.28 g. What is
the sp. gr.?
5. The sp. gr. of alcohol is 0.815. What is its
sp. vol.?

6. Glycerin, USP costs $54.25 per pound. If


students in a dispensing lab use 1 pint of
glycerin in preparing compounded
prescriptions, what is the cost of the
glycerin used? (sp. gr. = 1.25)

good luck! 
- chu

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