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Of course. A grain is roughly 64.8 milligrams, and a drop (or minim) is 59.2 microlitres.
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What metric unit is a grain of salt?
It depends on whether you wish to measure its length, its volume or its mass.
What is the metric equivalent of half a grain?
A grain is a quaint old fashioned measure said to be the weight of one grain of wheat. It is equivalent to 64.79891 mg. So half a grain would be 32.399mg.
What does gn in weight stand for?
The meaning of the abbreviation 'gn' in weight is "grain". Metric: Today, metric grain (gn) is equal to 50 MICROgrams (mg). It is used in the weighing of precious stones. More commonly it is used in the measuring of gun powder by ammunition manufacturers and by those who reload their own ammunition. There are 7000 grains in one pound of gunpowder. if your reloading ammo you just blew your gun up :) If you have encountered the gn abbreviation on modern scales, particularly quite accurate ones, it is most likely metric grains. In Imperial/British/Standard: The term dates back to the early British (aka Imperial) system of weights and measures where grain was used as the basis of all weights and was, therefore, the smallest of all weights in this system. 1 grain = 1/7,000 of a pound (lb). Yes, one seven thousandth! the abbreviation mg stands for milligrams The Greek letter μ is used to symbolize the abbreviation for the prefix micro-, standing for exponential multiplication factor 10-6. μg= micrograms
What is English metric conversion?
First, there is no "English". Second, there are hundreds on conversion factors between the near-obsolete (conventional) and metric systems. For mass alone, for example, there are conversions from grain to milligram, ounce to gram, pound to kilogram, stone to kilogram, hundredweight to kilogram, Imperial ton to metric ton. There are more that these.
How would you measure a grain of rice if the mass in grams was to small to be read on a centigram balance?
Measure a bunch of them, count them, and divide the weight by the number of grains.
What metric unit of measurement would you use to measure the length of a grain of sand?
Milligrams
What metric unit is a grain of salt?
It depends on whether you wish to measure its length, its volume or its mass.
What is the metric equivalent of half a grain?
A grain is a quaint old fashioned measure said to be the weight of one grain of wheat. It is equivalent to 64.79891 mg. So half a grain would be 32.399mg.
What is the metric equivalent of half grain?
A grain is a quaint old fashioned measure said to be the weight of one grain of wheat. It is equivalent to 64.79891 mg. So half a grain would be 32.399mg.
What is the rhymes drops of rain?
vain,gain,grain
In weight what does gm stand for?
A scale with a gm mode is probably referring to "grains."In metric, grain (gn) is equal to 50 MICROgrams (mg).In Imperial/British/Standard: The term dates back to the early British (aka Imperial) system of weights and measures where grain was used as the basis of all weights and was, therefore, the smallest of all weights in this system.1 grain = 1/7,000 of a pound (lb), or about 0.0646 gramsIn mass, gm is sometimes used to indicate grams, though g is more common (and correct). Weight is not a measure of mass but a measure of the effect of gravity on a mass, so in this case, it would not actually be a measurement of weight.
A metric unit of a grain of rice?
A grain of rice is several milligram. A large paper clip might weigh as much as a gram.
How would you measure the weight of a grain of rice?
ounces
Is an apothecary grain the same as a troy grain in the English system?
Yes.
What unit weight used to measure the length of a grain of rice?
1 Dhan (weight of one wheat berry) = 4 Grain of Rice. Measure of length is Gaz.
What is the name for Capacity for commodities grain and fruit?
dry measure
Who was the Omer khayam?
when 7 30 and ever 49th measure thereafter as a verse its measure and a grain OF LOVE
