A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its specific gravity is A. 1 B. 5 C. 7 D. 6

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5
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6

The correct answer is $\boxed{\text{B}}$.

Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance. The reference substance is usually water, which has a density of 1 gram per cubic centimeter (g/cm3).

To calculate specific gravity, we can use the following formula:

Specific gravity = $\frac{\text{Density of substance}}{\text{Density of water}}$

In this case, the density of the substance is 3 kg / 2.5 kg = 1.2 g/cm3. Therefore, the specific gravity of the substance is 1.2.

Option A is incorrect because the specific gravity of water is 1.

Option C is incorrect because the specific gravity of a substance cannot be greater than 1.

Option D is incorrect because the specific gravity of a substance cannot be less than 0.

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