I need to know this for chemsirty class and i can't find it anywhere.
2006-09-18 08:13:21 · 8 answers · asked by ozzy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Most of the other folks are very close to being correct. Yes, the Liter is a derived unit, thus not strictly part of the Systeme Internationale.
The SI units for volume are measured in cubic meters (and related fractions theref). And, for all practical purposes, the cubic centimeter and the milliliter are the same, and are generally used interchangably.
But, strictly speaking, "liters" measure CAPACITY, not volume. In other words, liters are used to measure the capacity of a container to hold a material, as distinguished from the volume of the container itself.
2006-09-18 09:18:12 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Si Units Liter
2016-12-18 09:18:10 · answer #2 · answered by georgene 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it can be derived from another SI unit (the meter):
1 L = 1 dm^3 = 0.001 m^3
So it is called a "derived unit," rather than "SI unit." The official SI unit for volume is actually the cubic meter (m^3).
2006-09-18 08:16:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
litre(not liter) is not an SI unit because litre is the unit to measure volume which actually is derived entity of length(SI unit is metre).
Dimensions of litre = L^3
& 1 m^3 = 1000 litre
2006-09-18 08:25:56 · answer #4 · answered by puneet.1986 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A litre is a unit of volume length^3 and as such it is not strictly an SI unit.
2006-09-18 08:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by christopher N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because litre is the unit of volume=1000cc
but the SI units for length is metre and so volume is m^3
2006-09-18 08:20:05 · answer #6 · answered by raj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
volume = length^3
SI unit of lenth is Meter. So SI unit of volume is meter^3 and not liter
2006-09-18 08:20:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is metric
2006-09-18 08:20:17 · answer #8 · answered by billyandgaby 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋