Converting units

Fairy111 · May 12, 2009

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

I need to convert a value in cm^3s^-1 to litres per second. I know that 1 litre=10^-3m^3

2. Relevant equations

3. The attempt at a solution

Could someone please help?

dx · May 12, 2009

1 cm³ = how many m³? What's the relationship between cm and m?

Fairy111 · May 12, 2009

1cm^3 = 100m^3

?

mgb_phys · May 12, 2009

Fairy111 said: ↑

1cm^3 = 100m^3

Nope think about it, 1cc is a suger cube, 100m^3 is an apartment!

If there are 100cm in a metre then there are 100cmx100cm in 1mx1m and 100cm*100cm*100cm = in a m^3

You question is a little simpler, there are 1000cm^3 in a litre by definition so 1cm is 1/1000 L

gabbagabbahey · May 12, 2009

Fairy111 said: ↑

1cm^3 = 100m^3

?

Let's see....a cubic centimeter is about the size of a sugar cube, while 100 cubic meters would hold enough water to sustain a person for about 10 years.....so I'm gunna say NO to that guess...

Start with something simpler: 1m=___cm?

Fairy111 · May 12, 2009

so 1cm^3 = 1/10^-3 m^3 ?
I still am not sure how to do the qu...

dx · May 12, 2009

No.

1 cm³ = (1 cm) x (1 cm) x (1 cm) = (1 x 10^-2 m) x (1 x 10^-2 m) x (1 x 10^-2 m) = 1 x 10^-6 m³

Mark44 · May 12, 2009

Fairy111 said: ↑

I need to convert a value in cm^3s^-1 to litres per second. I know that 1 litre=10^-3m^3

This--cm^3s^-1--is very hard to read. If you click the Go Advanced button just below the text entry box, a menu bar is displayed. One of the buttons there is X². If you click it, you can enter an exponent between the SUP and /SUP tags.

At the very least, put a space between the two units and put parentheses around the -1.

Yours: cm^3s^-1
Better: cm³ s^-1 or cm³ /s

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