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What is the density of normal saline?

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1.0046 g/cm^3, for 0.9% saline at 22.5C.

Density is a function of both salinity and temperature.

McCutcheon, S.C., Martin, J.L, Barnwell, T.O. Jr. 1993. Water Quality in Maidment, D.R. (Editor). Handbood of Hydrology, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY (p. 11.3)

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The density of pure water at 20 0C is 0,998 207 1 g/cm3.

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It depends on how much salt is disolved in the solution; a saturated salt solution has a density of about 1.2 g/ml.

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