The Amazing World of Solutes, Solvents, and Solutions · Principle 15 of 24
Units of volume
m³, dm³, cm³, L and mL.
Think
A tetra pack
A tetra pack says 200 mL of buttermilk.
What does mL stand for?
What this lesson covers
The idea
The SI unit of volume is the cubic metre (m³); smaller volumes are expressed in dm³ or cm³ (cc); a litre (L) equals 1 dm³ and a millilitre (mL) equals 1 cm³.
A tetra pack
A tetra pack says 200 mL of buttermilk.
What does mL stand for?
- Millilitre, a unit of volume
- Millimetre, a unit of length
- Milligram, a unit of mass
Volume units
Open each tab.
Volume units
Volume is the space an object occupies.
SI unit of volume: m³. Smaller: dm³, cm³ (cc). 1 L = 1 dm³. 1 mL = 1 cm³.
Notes
1 L = 1 dm³, 1 mL = 1 cm³ = 1 cc. SI unit: m³.
Check yourself
The SI unit of volume is …
1 litre is equal to how many dm³?
Answer: 1 dm³
1 L = 1 dm³.
1 mL is equal to how many cm³?
Answer: 1 cm³
1 mL = 1 cm³.
One cm³ is also written as …
- cubic metre (m³) — correct. Yes!
- metre. The metre is a unit of length.
- kilogram. The kilogram is a unit of mass.
- one cm. cm is a unit of length.
- one cc — correct. Yes!
- one kg. kg is a unit of mass.