Density and Specific Gravity

Question 1

Defined as mass per unit volume

Answer 1

Density

Question 2

Density of water

Answer 2

1 g/cc

Question 3

how is density expressed

Answer 3

grams per cubic meter

Question 4

Ratio expressed decimally of the weight of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of a substance chosen as a standard

Answer 4

specific gravity

Question 5

the weight of a substance relative to the weight of a standard

Answer 5

Specific Gravity

Question 6

concrete number

Answer 6

density

Question 7

Units measure varies

Answer 7

Density

Question 8

Density of water may be expressed as 1 g/ml, 1000g/L, or ____________lb/cu. ft

Answer 8

62.5lb/cu. ft

Question 9

Abstract number (Ratio of like quantities)

Answer 9

Specific gravity

Question 10

No unit

Answer 10

Specific Gravity

Question 11

What is the specific gravity of water

Answer 11

1

Question 12

A special glass bottle used to determine the specific gravity

Answer 12

Pycnometer or specific gravity bottle

Question 13

Preparation of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) admixtures

Answer 13

Pharmaceutical applications

Question 14

True or False: specific Gravity is an important factor in urinalysis of adults

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Enumerate the percentage strengths

Answer 15

% w/v, % v/v and % w/w

Question 16

Expressed the number of milligrams of a substance in 100ml of a liquid

Answer 16

Milligrams percent

Question 17

occasionally to denote the concentration of a drug or natural substance in a biological fluid, as in the blood

Answer 17

Milligrams percent

Question 18

Used for the strengths of very dilute solutions

Answer 18

Parts per million or parts per billion

Question 19

Methods for reducing or enlarging formulas

Answer 19

Ratio and proportions

Dimensional analysis

Factor Method: Simplest method

Question 20

Pharmaceutical Applications

Answer 20

Convert the weight of an ingredient or preparation to volume or vice versa.

Calculate the equivalent strength of a preparation on the basis of either
weight or volume.

Preparation of total parenteral
nutrition (TPN) admixtures.

Question 21

In normal adults, the specific
gravity of urine is usually within the range of

Answer 21

1.010 and 1.025

Question 22

Clinical applications

Answer 22

Specific gravity is an important factor in urinalysis.