Converting between cm³ and dm³
What Converting between cm³ and dm³ means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Converting consistently using the factor 1000, remembering that 1 dm³ = 1000 cm³, so 25.0 cm³ = 0.0250 dm³.
Convert cm³ to dm³ by dividing by 1000 before applying the molar volume.
Topics that use Converting between cm³ and dm³
- Amount of substance (OCR A-Level)
- Implementing (OCR A-Level)
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