What are Measurements of Capacity?

What are Measurements of Capacity?

Measurement of Capacity

The maximum amount that something can hold is called it’scapacity. 

The standard unit of capacity is litre. 

Millilitre, centilitre, decilitre are smaller unit used to measure smaller capacity, litre is commonly used to measure capacity, whereas units like decalitre, hectolitre and kilolitre are used to measure larger capacity. All these units are related to each other. 

 

Let us look at the capacity conversion chart- 

 

 

According to the capacity conversion charts, units of capacities and their equivalents are: 

  • 1 kilolitre (kl) = 10 Hectolitres (hl) = 1000 l 

  • 1 Hectolitre (hl) = 10 Decalitres (dal) = 100 l 

  • 1 Decalitre (dal) = 10 Litres (l) 

  • 1 Litre (l) = 10 Decilitres (dl) = 100 cl = 1000 ml 

  • 1 Decilitre (dl) = 10 Centilitres (cl) 

  • 1 Decilitre = 0.1 Litre 

  • 1 Centilitre (cl) = 10 Millilitres (ml) 

  • 1 Centilitre = 0.01 Litre 

  • 1 Millilitre = 0.001 Litre 

 

 

Conversion 

 

While converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit, we multiply 

Example 1:    kl → l 

                    1 kl = 1000 l 

                    Therefore, 3.1 kl = 3 x 1000 = 3100 l 

 

Example 2:    l → ml 

                    1 l = 1000 ml 

                    Therefore, 4 l = 4 x 1000 = 4000 ml 

 

While converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit, we divide 

Example 1:    l → kl 

                    1 l = 1/1000 kl 

                    Therefore, 10 l = 10/1000 kl = 0.010 kl 

 

Example 2:    ml → l 

                    1 ml = 1/1000 l 

                    Therefore, 3 ml = 3/1000 l = 0.003 l 


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