Units
Units
Length: 1 m = 106 µ m = 109 nm = 1010 Å
Volume:
● Cubic Meter (cube of 1m side) = 1 m3
■ 1 m3 = 1,000 dm3 (cubic decimeter) = 1,000,000 cm3 (cubic centimeter) = 1,000,000,000 mm3 (cubic millimeter)
● Liter : 1 L = 1 dm3
■ 1 L = 10 dL (deciliter) = 100 cL (centiliter) = 1,000 mL (milliliter) = 1,000 cm3 = 1,000,000 µL (microliter).
E.g. The volume of a drop is about 50 µL.
Weight:
● Kilogram (kg):
■ 1 kg = 1,000 g (grams) = 1,000,000 mg (milligram) = 1,000,000,000 µg (microgram).
● Ton : 1 Ton = 1,000 kg
● Water density : dwater = 1═> 1 L = 1 kgConcentration:
■ ppm = 1 part per million (= 1/1,000,000)
■ ppb = 1 part per billion (= 1/1,000,000,000)
■ ppt = 1 part per trillion (= 1/1,000,000,000,000)
■ ppq = 1 part per quadrillion (1/1,000,000,000,000,000)
On a weight scale :
◆ 1 ppm = 1mg / kg
◆ 1 ppb = 1 µg / kg
◆ 1 ppt = 1 ng / kg
On a time scale :
◆ 1 ppm = 1 second per 11.5 days
◆ 1 ppb = 1 second per 32 years
◆ 1 ppt =1 second per 320 centuries