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Conversion of Units

This document provides conversion factors for various units of length, mass, area, volume, time, angle, velocity, force, power, energy, heat, and work. It also includes prefixes for powers of ten. It then provides examples of unit conversions between meters and inches, meters per second and kilometers per hour, miles per hour and feet per second, pounds and kilograms, centimeters squared and feet squared, newtons and kilograms, slugs and pounds, newtons and pounds, miles per hour and kilometers per hour, kilometers per hour and meters per second, gallons and cubic meters, miles and kilometers, kilograms-force and newtons, and meters and yards.

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Conversion of Units

This document provides conversion factors for various units of length, mass, area, volume, time, angle, velocity, force, power, energy, heat, and work. It also includes prefixes for powers of ten. It then provides examples of unit conversions between meters and inches, meters per second and kilometers per hour, miles per hour and feet per second, pounds and kilograms, centimeters squared and feet squared, newtons and kilograms, slugs and pounds, newtons and pounds, miles per hour and kilometers per hour, kilometers per hour and meters per second, gallons and cubic meters, miles and kilometers, kilograms-force and newtons, and meters and yards.

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CHEM 111

Conversion Factors
Length
1 in = 2.54 cm = 25.4 mm
1 ft = 12 in
1 m = 3.28 ft = 39.37 in = 100 cm = 1000 mm = 10 6 μm = 109 nm
1 yd = 3 ft
1 mi = 5280 ft = 1.609 km
1 na mi = 6080 ft
Mass
1 kg = 2.2 lb = 1000 g
1 lb = 454.5 g = 16 oz = 7000 grains
1 slug = 14.59 kg = 14,590 g = 32.2 lb
1 metric ton = 1000 kg = 2200 lb

Area
1 acre = 4046.8 m2
1 hectare = 10,000 m2

Volume
1 m 3 = 1000 L = 264.17 US gal
1 L = 1000 cm3 (cc)
1 ml = 1 cc
1 ft3 = 7.481 US gal = 28.317 L
1 US gal = 3.785 L = 4 qt
1 oz = 29.57 cm3 or mL

Time
1 min = 60 sec
1 hr = 60 min
1 day = 24 hrs
1 banker’s yr = 360 days
1 common yr = 365 days
1 leap yr = 366 days
Note: A year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4 provided it doesn’t end with ‘00’. If it
ends with 00’, it is only a leap year when it is divisible by 400.
Angle
1 revolution = 3600 = 2 radian = 400 grads = 6400 mills
1 min. arc = 60 sec. arc
10 = 60 min. arc
Velocity
1 kph = 1 km per hour
1 mph = 1 mile per hour
1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour
1 rpm = 1 revolution per minute

Force, Weight
1 N = 105 dyn
1 lbF = 4.45 N
1 kgF = 9.81 N
1 dyn = 2.25x10-6 lbF

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Power
1 hp = 746 W = 550 ft-lbF/s = 0.707 Btu/s = 42.42 Btu/min = 2545 Btu/hr
1 boiler hp = 35,322 kJ/hr
1 W = 1 J/s = 14.34 cal/min = 3.412 Btu/hr
1kW = 1.34 hp = 1000 W
W V2
P  VI  I2R 
t R
Energy, Heat, Work
1 J = 1 Nm = 1 kgm2/s2 = 107 erg
1 erg = 1 gcm2/s2
1 Btu = 252 cal = 1055 J = 1.055 kJ = 778 ft-lbF
1 cal = 4.187 J
1 ft-lbF = 1.356 J
1 kWhr = 3412 Btu

Prefixes for Powers of Ten


Less than 1 prefixes
Prefix Abbreviation Power
pico p 10-12
nano n 10-9
micro μ 10-6
milli m 10-3
centi c 10-2
deci d 10-1
Greater than 1 prefixes
Prefix Abbreviation Power
tera T 1012
giga G 109
mega M 106
kilo k 103

Convert the following.

1. 20 m to in Ans. 787.44 in
2. 10 m/s to kph
3. 120 mph to ft/s Ans. 175.97ft/s
4. 30 lbs to kg
5. 50 cm2 to ft2
6. 14 N to kg Ans. 1.427 kg
7. 12 slugs to lbs
8. 50 N to lbs Ans. 11.236 lb
9. 18 mph to kph Ans. 28.962 kph
10. 15 km/hr to m/s
11. How many cubic meters is 100 gallons of liquid?
12. How many feet difference is 1 mile to 1 km?
13. How many N is 20 kgF?
14. The maximum speed of the rabbit is 135 mph. How fast is the rabbit move in m/s?
15. Which is longer, 100 m or 100 yards?

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