Name the RELEVANT prefixes.
Kilo (103)
Base (100)
Deci (10-1)
Centi (10-2)
Milli (10-3)
Micro (10-6)
DECI:
10^-1
CENTI:
10^-2
MILLI:
10^-3
MICRO:
10^-6
One cubic meter (m^3) is equal to
1000 cubic decimeters (1000 L)
1 000 000 cubic centimeters (1 000 000 mL)
1 cc is
1 mL
A cup:
240 mL
A fluid ounce:
30 mL
A tablespoon:
15 mL
15 drops:
1 mL
but make sure to check the drip rate
A teaspoon:
5 mL
Meters to inches:
1 meter is 39.4 inches.
Inches to centimeters:
1 inch is 2.54 cm.
01
Kilograms to pounds:
1 kilogram is 2.2 pounds.
24
Pounds to ounces:
1 pound is 16 ounces.
Acres to square feet:
1 acre is 43560 square feet.
Yards to feet:
1 yard is 3 feet.
Miles to feet:
1 mile is 5280 feet.
Body surface area for metric:
SQRT (cm x kg / 3600)
Body surface area for imperial:
SQRT (in x lb / 3131)
Standard deviation:
SQRT ( sum(x - mean)2 / (n-1) )
Dilution formula:
C1V1 = C2V2
Any %v/v, %w/v, or %w/w refers to
And so on a problem,
proportion of solute over total solution
ensure you check if they’re asking for total solution or total solvent