Every conversion factor that you multiply by the original quantity must be
equivalent to ' 1 '. Otherwise you change the value of the original quantity.
Examples of factors that are equivalent to ' 1 ':
60 minutes/hour
foot/12 inches
32 ounces/quart
newton-meter/joule
kilogram/1000 grams
144 square inches/square foot
mile/8 furlongs
3.28084 feet / meter
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The process for converting units is called unit conversion. It involves changing the value of a quantity from one unit to another, while ensuring that the numerical value remains the same.
All SI units are powers of 10. Multiplying by 10 will convert units.
Intensity can be measured by converting units of electrical power in to decibels.
A conversion factor is a number used to convert one set of units to another, typically by multiplying. It allows for conversion between different units of measurement within the same system, such as converting meters to centimeters or grams to kilograms.
You use Avogadro's number, which is 6.022 x 10^23 formula units per mole.