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The document is a comprehensive unit conversion guide for physics and chemistry, detailing conversions for length, mass, time, speed, and temperature. It includes specific relationships between various units, such as meters to centimeters and kilograms to grams. This guide serves as a valuable reference for students and professionals in the sciences.

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The document is a comprehensive unit conversion guide for physics and chemistry, detailing conversions for length, mass, time, speed, and temperature. It includes specific relationships between various units, such as meters to centimeters and kilograms to grams. This guide serves as a valuable reference for students and professionals in the sciences.

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Unit Conversion Guide for Physics and Chemistry

Physics Unit Conversions

Length

1. 1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm) = 1000 millimeters (mm)

2. 1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m)

3. 1 centimeter (cm) = 10 millimeters (mm)

4. 1 millimeter (mm) = 1000 micrometers (um)

5. 1 micrometer (um) = 1000 nanometers (nm)

6. 1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeters (cm)

7. 1 foot (ft) = 12 inches = 0.3048 meters (m)

8. 1 yard (yd) = 3 feet = 0.9144 meters (m)

9. 1 mile (mi) = 5280 feet = 1.609 kilometers (km)

10. 1 nautical mile = 1.852 kilometers (km)

Mass

1. 1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)

2. 1 gram (g) = 1000 milligrams (mg)

3. 1 milligram (mg) = 1000 micrograms (ug)

4. 1 microgram (ug) = 1000 nanograms (ng)

5. 1 metric ton = 1000 kilograms (kg)

6. 1 pound (lb) = 0.453592 kilograms (kg)

7. 1 ounce (oz) = 28.3495 grams (g)

8. 1 atomic mass unit (amu) = 1.660539 x 10^-27 kg


Time

1. 1 minute = 60 seconds

2. 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds

3. 1 day = 24 hours = 86400 seconds

4. 1 week = 7 days

5. 1 year = 365.25 days = 31,557,600 seconds

Speed

1. 1 meter per second (m/s) = 3.6 kilometers per hour (km/h)

2. 1 kilometer per hour (km/h) = 0.2778 meters per second (m/s)

3. 1 mile per hour (mph) = 1.609 kilometers per hour (km/h)

4. Speed of light (c) = 299,792,458 m/s

5. 1 Mach (speed of sound) approximately 343 m/s

Temperature

1. Celsius to Kelvin: K = degrees C + 273.15

2. Fahrenheit to Celsius: degrees C = ( degrees F - 32) x 5/9

3. Celsius to Fahrenheit: degrees F = ( degrees C x 9/5) + 32

This guide provides an in-depth reference for unit conversions in physics and chemistry.

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