Homework Help Forum: chemistry

Posted by Sally on Monday, August 3, 2009 at 8:25pm.

A scientist has 0.46 mL of a solution. How would she convert this volume to microliters?

• chemistry - bobpursley, Monday, August 3, 2009 at 8:28pm

  She is a scientist and can't do that in her head? Goodness. 1mL=1000microL

  
  

• chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, August 3, 2009 at 8:29pm

  Go to www.google.com and type in "0.46 mL to microliters" and hit the enter button.

  
  

• chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, August 3, 2009 at 8:30pm

  Don't type the quotation marks.

  
  

• chemistry - GK, Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 7:11pm

  Relevant conversion facts: 1 mL = 0.001 L --> 1.00x10^-3 L 1 microliter = 0.000001 L --> 1.00x10^-6 L We multiply the measurement we want to change times the appropriate labeled conversion factors. After you do units cancellations and numerical calculations, you end up with a correctly labeled answer: (0.46mL)(0.001L/1mL)(0.000001L/1microliter)=___?? PLEASE NOTE: Every General Chemistry textbook gives examples of this formal but very useful method. It is the BEST method for converting both. simple and derived units with a built in check: If you end up with the correct units, your setup is probably correct.

  
  

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