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Phcl111 Starter Pack Conversion Factor

This document provides conversion factors and measurement units for length, volume, weight, and percentage strength calculations in chemistry and pharmacy. It lists common conversion ratios such as 1000 grams in 1 kilogram or 2.54 centimeters in 1 inch. It also defines apothecaries measures of volume and weight as well as avordupois measures. Finally, it provides formulas for calculating percentage strength, parts per million/billion, dilution, alligation medial, and proof strength.

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Phcl111 Starter Pack Conversion Factor

This document provides conversion factors and measurement units for length, volume, weight, and percentage strength calculations in chemistry and pharmacy. It lists common conversion ratios such as 1000 grams in 1 kilogram or 2.54 centimeters in 1 inch. It also defines apothecaries measures of volume and weight as well as avordupois measures. Finally, it provides formulas for calculating percentage strength, parts per million/billion, dilution, alligation medial, and proof strength.

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PHCL111 STARTER PACK

CONVERSION FACTOR
1 kilo 1000 base unit
1 hecto 100 base unit
1 deka 10 base unit
1 base unit 1 base unit LENGTH
1 base unit 10 deci 1 meter 39.37 inches
1 base unit 100 centi 1 inch 2.54 cm
1 base unit 1’000 milli
1 base unit 1’000’000 micro VOLUME
1 base unit 1’000’000’000 nano 1 ml 16.23 minims
1 milli 1000 micro 1 minim 0.06 ml
1 micro 1000 nano 1 fluidram 3.69 ml
1 fluidounce 29.57 ml
APOTHECARIES FLUID 1 pint 473 ml
MEASURES 1 gallon 3785 ml
1 gallon 4 quarts
1 quart 2 pints WEIGHT
1 pint 16 fluidounces 1 gram 15.432 grains
1 fluidounce 8 fluidrams 1 kg 2.20 lb (avoir)
1 fluidram 60 minims 1 grain 0.065 g (65 mg)
1 ounce (avoir) 28.35 grams
APOTHECARIES MEASURE OF 1 fluidounce 31.1 grams
WEIGHT 1 lb (avoir) 454 grams
1 pound 12 ounces 1 lb (apoth) 373 grams
1 ounce 8 drams
1 dram 3 scruples OTHER
1 scruple 20 grains 1 ounce (avoir) 437.5 grains
1 fluidounce 480 grains
AVORDUPOIS MEASURE OF 1 gallon 128 fluidounces
WEIGHT
1 pound 16 ounces
1 ounce 437.5 grains
Percentage Strength 1
×1000000 000
100
wt . of solute
P= × 100
wt . of solution
mg/ml to % Strength
P × Solution mg g
Solute= × ×100
100 ml mg

Solute× 100 g mg
Solution= g/ml to mg/ml ×
P ml g

Solution=Solute+ Solvent mg%


mgof substance
mg %=
Ratio Strength 100 ml solution

❑= 1 mg %=
mg
❑ x 100 ml = 1 dl
dl
PPM/PPB to % Strength Concentration
drug
1 Concentration=
P= × 100 solution
1000000
Dilution
C 1 V 1=C 2 V 2
1
P= × 100
1000000 000 Alligation Medial
Σ ml
% Strength to PPM/PPB Σ(ml ×% )
1 Proof Strength
×1000000
100
P ETHANOL ×2
Proof Gallon
gallon × proof
Proof Gallon=
100
gallon × Pethanol
Proof Gallon=
50

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