Constants and Conversion Factors V.

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Table A: Units
Measurement
Length
Mass
Volume
Time
Energy
Temperature

Base Unit
meter
gram
liter
seconds
joule
Kelvin
degrees Celsius
degrees Fahrenheit
mole
molarity
Pascal
atmosphere
torr
millimeters of Mercury

Amount of a Substance
Concentration
Pressure

Unit
m
g
L
s
J
K
C
F
mol
M
Pa
atm
torr
mmHg

Table B: Metric Conversions

*
*
*
*

Prefix
Tera
Giga
Mega
Kilo
Hecto
Deka

Symbol
T
G
M
k
h
da

Factor
1012
109
106
103
102
101

Value
1000000000000
1000000000
1000000
1000
100
10

-Base-

-Base-

100

Deci
Centi
Milli
Micro
Nano
Pico

d
c
m

n
p

-1

10
10-2
10-3
10-6
10-9
10-12

0.1
0.01
0.001
0.000001
0.000000001
0.000000000001

Table C: Common Conversion Factors

Pressure
1 atm = 1.013 x 105 Pa
1 atm = 760 torr
1 atm = 760 mm Hg

Length, Area and Volume

1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 foot = 0.3048 m
1 m = 39.37 in
1 mi = 1.609 km
1 mL = 0.001 dm3
1 mL = 1 cm3
1 L = 0.001 m3
1 L = 1 dm3
1 fl oz = 29.573 mL
1 gallon = 3.79 L
1 L = 1 dm3

Mass
1 oz = 28.349 g
1 lb = 0.453 kg
1 g = 0.035 oz
1 kg = 2.205 lb
1 ton = 2000 lbs
1 ton = 0.907 metric ton

Energy and Power

1 cal = 4.184 J
1 kWh = 3.60 x 106 J
1 eV = 1.602 x 10-19 J
1 hp = 746 W

Temperature
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C = 9 (F - 32)
9

F = 5 (C) + 32
K = C + 273.15
Table D: Common Chemical Constants

c = 2.998 108

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h = 6.626 10 J*s
me = 9.109 10-31 kg
mp = 1.673 10-27 kg
mn = 1.675 10-27 kg
NA = 6.0221367 1023

R = 0.08206

R = 8.315
R = 8.315

F = 9.65 10

e = 1.602 10-19 C