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CHEMICAL PROCESS
PRINCIPLES
LECTURE- 04
CONVERTING UNITS
Steps:
1. Identify starting & ending units.
2. Line up conversion factors so units cancel.
3. Multiply all top numbers & divide by each bottom
number.
4. Check units & answer.
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Unit
Symbol
Length
Meter(SI)
Centimeter(CGS)
m
cm
Mass
Kilogram (SI)
Gram(CGS)
kg
g
Moles
Gram-mole
mol or g-mol
Time
Second
Temperature
Kelvin
Electric Current
Ampere
Light Intensity
Candela
cd
PROB-1
qt
mL
1.00 qt
1L
1000 mL
1.057 qt
1L
= 946 mL
PROB-2
cm3
lb
1 kg
19.3 g
= 35 cm3
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PROB-3
in3
1L
1000 cm3
= 1.23 L
PROB-4
Your European hairdresser wants to cut your hair 8.0 cm
shorter. How many inches will he be cutting off
cm
in
8.0 cm 1 in
2.54 cm
= 3.1 in
PROB-5
Taft football needs 550 cm for a 1st down. How many
yards is this
cm
550 cm
yd
1 in
1 ft 1 yd
2.54 cm 12 in 3 ft
= 6.0 yd
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PROB-6
A piece of wire is 1.3 m long. How many 1.5 cm pieces
can be cut from this wire
pieces
1.3 m 100 cm
1m
1 piece
1.5 cm
= 86 pieces
An
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Km (not k m)
mF (not m F)
When
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When
m
s
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15.6
0.93