Specific volume can also be defined as?

Specific volume can also be defined as?

• A. The reciprocal of density
• B. Mass per unit volume
• C. The product of density and volume
• D. The ratio of mass to volume

Answer: (A)

Specific volume is the volume per unit mass, so it is the reciprocal of density. Since density is defined as density ρ = m/V, solving for V/m gives v = V/m = 1/ρ. That means specific volume tells you how much space one unit of mass occupies. Its typical units are cubic meters per kilogram (m^3/kg). For example, if density is 1000 kg/m^3, the specific volume is 0.001 m^3/kg. The phrase describing mass per unit volume or the ratio m/V corresponds to density, not specific volume, and multiplying density by volume gives mass, not a volume-per-mass measure.

Specific volume is the volume per unit mass, so it is the reciprocal of density. Since density is defined as density ρ = m/V, solving for V/m gives v = V/m = 1/ρ. That means specific volume tells you how much space one unit of mass occupies. Its typical units are cubic meters per kilogram (m^3/kg). For example, if density is 1000 kg/m^3, the specific volume is 0.001 m^3/kg. The phrase describing mass per unit volume or the ratio m/V corresponds to density, not specific volume, and multiplying density by volume gives mass, not a volume-per-mass measure.