A patient's urine has a density of 1.010 g/mL.What is the specific gravity of the patient's urine?
A) 0.9901
B) 1.000
C) 0.1010
D) 1.010
E) 0.99

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The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water. Since the density of water is 1.000 g/mL, the specific gravity of the patient's urine, which has a density of 1.010 g/mL, is directly equal to its density when compared to water, thus 1.010.

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