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