The specific gravity or relative density of a substance is the ratio of its density to the density of a reference material. The relative density of the concentrated salt solution is 1.044.
Mathematically;
Density of the concentrated salt = mass of salt/volume of salt = 5.222 g/5.000 mL = 1.044 g/mL
In the case of specific gravity, the reference material is always water and water has a density of 1 g/mL.
Hence, specific gravity of the concentrated salt solution =
Density of concentrated salt solution/density of equal volume of water
= 1.044 g/mL/1 g/mL
= 1.044
Note that specific gravity is dimensionless.
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