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Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 9th Edition
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Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 9th Edition

by James B. Riggs, David M. Himmelblau
August 2022
Intermediate to advanced
1024 pages
26h 27m
English
Pearson
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Conversion Factors

Instructions: Locate the given units on the row on the left-hand side of the table. Next, locate the desired units at the top of the column of the table. The conversion factor from the given units to the desired units is listed at the intersection of the row and the column. For example, to convert miles to feet, multiply by 5280.

Length Equivalents

meter

kilometer

inch

foot

mile

meter

1

10-3

39.37

3.2808

6.214 × 10-4

kilometer

1000

1

3.937 × 104

3280.8

0.6214

inch

0.02540

2.540 × 10-5

1

0.08333

1.5783 × 10-5

foot

0.3048

3.048 × 10-4

12

1

1.894 × 10-4

mile

1609.3

1.61

6.336 × 104

5280

1

Mass Equivalents

grams

kilograms

metric ton

pounds

ton

grams

1

10-3

10-6

2.2046 × 10-3

1.102 × 10-6

kilograms ...

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ISBN: 9780137327164