i am having some trouble with my chemstry. i have to problems that have to do with micrometers. i have to convert 250 micrometers to grams and 250 micrometers to kg. does anyone know how to do this? i looked all over my book and in charts and even online for conversion charts and there is nothing!please help!
2006-12-12 07:07:06 · 4 answers · asked by horsegal08 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Unless you are given some type of linear density, you cannot convert between the two.
Micrometers (microns) are a unit of distance or length. Kilograms and grams are units of mass.
If you are given a linear density, the units would be in units of mass per length (example, kilograms / meter), in which case, to get mass, multiply the density by the length.
But it is far more likely that you are misreading or misinterpreting the question.
2006-12-12 07:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean micro-liters. Microns are tiny units of distance (one millionth of a meter).
It's possible your instructor is asking a trick question here, wanting you to figure out that not all units of measurement are the same.
2006-12-12 15:31:52 · answer #2 · answered by john k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Micron is a measurement of distance, while gram is a measurement of weight. Its impossible to convert distance to weight unless you are given a weight/unit distance. Reread your question.
2006-12-12 15:09:53 · answer #3 · answered by dtbrantner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think its possible to do this problem because you are trying to convert a unit of length to a unit of weight. you might want to check the problem again and see if you are misreading it or overlooking another piece of information.
2006-12-12 15:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by Erebel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋