What is the specific gravity of a liquid sample with a mass of 35.0 g and a volume of 14.00 mL?
A)14.0 g/mL
B)2.50 g/mL
C)21.0
D)14.0
E)2.5

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Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance (usually water for liquids). The density of the liquid is 35.0 g / 14.00 mL = 2.5 g/mL. Since the density of water is 1 g/mL, the specific gravity is 2.5.

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