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A body weighs 160g in air 130 g in water and 136g in oil what is the sspecific gravity of oil?

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Specific gravity of oil `=("los of weight in oil")/("loss of weight in water")`
`=(160-136)/(160-130)=24/30=8/10=0.8`
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