Units and Conversions

SI base, derived, and common chemistry conversions. All conversions preserve dimensional consistency.

SI base units relevant to chemistry
QuantityUnitSymbol
Amountmolemol
Masskilogramkg
Lengthmeterm
TemperaturekelvinK
Timeseconds
Common conversions
FromToMultiply byDimensional check
gkg÷1000M
mLL÷1000
atmPa×101325M·L⁻¹·T⁻²
°C (ΔT)K (ΔT)same magnitudeΘ
°C (value)K (value)T(K)=T(°C)+273.15Θ
L·atmJ×101.325M·L²·T⁻²

Temperature for gas and energy equations must be in kelvins. Use factor-label (dimensional analysis) to check each step.

SOURCES

  1. [nist-constants-2022]CODATA 2022 — Units (2022). NISThttps://physics.nist.gov/

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