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GENERAL INFORMATION, CONVERSION TABLES, AND MATHEMATICS 2.43<br />

TABLE 2.7<br />

Conversion Fac<strong>to</strong>rs (Continued)<br />

To convert In<strong>to</strong> Multiply by<br />

Gill (British) cubic centimeter, mL 142.065<br />

cubic inch 8.669 36<br />

gallon (British) (1/32)<br />

gill (U.S.) 1.200 95<br />

ounce (British, fluid)* 5<br />

pint (British) (1/4)<br />

Gill (U.S.) cubic centimeter, mL 118.2941<br />

gallon (U.S.) (1/32)<br />

liter 0.118 294 1<br />

ounce (U.S., fluid)* 4<br />

quart (U.S.) (1/8)<br />

Gon (grade) circumference (1/400)<br />

minute (angle)* 54<br />

radian<br />

(2/400)<br />

Grade radian (2/400)<br />

Grain carat (metric)* 0.323 994 55<br />

milligram* 64.798 91<br />

ounce (weight) 0.002 285 714 3<br />

ounce (troy) (1/480)<br />

pennyweight (1/24)<br />

pound (1/7000)<br />

scruple (1/20)<br />

Gram carat (metric)* 5<br />

dram 0.564 383 39<br />

grain 15.432 358<br />

ounce (weight) 0.035 273 962<br />

ounce (troy) 0.032 150 747<br />

pennyweight 0.643 014 93<br />

pound 0.002 204 622 6<br />

<strong>to</strong>n (metric)*<br />

10 6<br />

Gram per (centimeter-second) poise* 1<br />

Gram per cubic centimeter kilogram per liter* 1<br />

pound per cubic foot 62.4280<br />

pound per gallon (U.S.) 8.345 40<br />

Gram per square meter ounce per square foot 0.327 706<br />

Gram per <strong>to</strong>n (long) gram per <strong>to</strong>n (metric) 0.984 207<br />

gram per <strong>to</strong>n (short) 0.892 857<br />

Gram (force) dyne* 980.665<br />

new<strong>to</strong>n* 0.009 806 65<br />

Gram per square centimeter pascal* 98.0665<br />

Gram-centimeter joule* 9.806 65 10 5<br />

Gram-square centimeter pound-square foot 2.373 04 10 6<br />

Gray joule per kilogram* 1<br />

Hartree electron volt 27.211 40<br />

hertz 6.579 683 90 10 15<br />

joule<br />

4.359 75 10 18<br />

Hectare acre 2.471 054<br />

are* 100<br />

meter squared 10 4<br />

Hefner unit candela 0.9<br />

Hemisphere sphere* 0.5<br />

sphericalright angle* 4<br />

steradian<br />

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