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What is the formula to calculate grains per pound?
To calculate grains per pound, you can use the formula: Grains per pound = (Weight in pounds) x 7000. This is because there are 7,000 grains in one pound. For example, if you have a weight of 1 pound, it would equal 7,000 grains.
How many grains of sand in a pound?
In your sand sample, what is the average weight of a grain?
Which weighs more 1 kg of iron nails or 1 kg of cotton?
A kg is a kg so they are the same.This riddle only works for a pound of gold and a pound of feathersPrecious metals such as gold are measured in troy weight. A troy pound is 12 troy ounces, and each troy ounce is 480 grains, making a total of 5760 grains to the pound of gold.Most materials use pounds and ounces from the avoirdupois system, and such a standard pound is made up of 16 ounces, where each ounce is 437.5 grains, making a total of 7000 grains to the pound of feathers.All this means that a "pound" of feathers (or bricks, or lead) is heavier than a "pound" of gold.
Which weighs more a hundred pounds of gold or a hundred pounds of feathers?
One user said:While on the face of it a pound of feathers would seem to weigh the same as a pound of gold, this overlooks the fact that gold is universally weighed using a different definition of 'pound' than that used for most other materials.Precious metals such as gold are measured in troy weight. A troy pound is 12 troy ounces, and each troy ounce is 480 grains, making a total of 5760 grains to the pound of gold.Most materials use pounds and ounces from the avoirdupois system, and such a standard pound is made up of 16 ounces, where each ounce is 437.5 grains, making a total of 7000 grains to the pound of feathers.All this means that a "pound" of feathers (or bricks, or lead) is heavier than a "pound" of gold.
Is the American pound weight is same as british pound weight?
Yes.
Who defined the pound as the weight of 7000 dried grains of wheat?
King Henry VII was the one who defined a pound as the weight of 7,000 dried grains of wheat.
Who defined a pound as the weight of 7000 dried grains of wheat?
King Offa of Mercia is believed to have defined a pound as the weight of 7000 grains of wheat in the 8th century.
What is the formula to calculate grains per pound?
To calculate grains per pound, you can use the formula: Grains per pound = (Weight in pounds) x 7000. This is because there are 7,000 grains in one pound. For example, if you have a weight of 1 pound, it would equal 7,000 grains.
Does grains per pound of smokeless powder change with type 4350 vs 4895?
No. Grains per pound is the measurement of weight not volume. The volume would be different but the weight would be the same.
How many grains of sand in a pound?
In your sand sample, what is the average weight of a grain?
What do the grain numbers in rifle cartridges mean?
The grain numbers on ammunition are the projectiles weight in grains, at 7000 grains to a pound equals 437.5 grains to an ounce.
How many grains equal 1lb?
One pound : 7,000 grains
What is bullet grain?
Grain is a measurement of weight. There are 7000 grains to 1 pound. Bullets can weigh from as little at around 20 grains to over 750 grains. Grain is also used as a measure of weight for gun powders.
Does a 60 pound bag of cement weigh 60 pounds when dried concrete?
No, a 60 pound bag of cement does not weigh the same when it is turned into dried concrete. Once mixed with water and set, the weight of the dried concrete will be slightly more than the original weight of the bag of cement due to the water and other additives in the mixture.
What is a pound?
I know that originally a pound was a measurement found by a certain number of grains of rice. Much like the length of a foot being the length of the sitting king this is an absurd way to determine it. Who counted them? I heard that there are about 29000 grains in a pound but I am not sure about that figure. It is a measurement of mass, although often the term is also used as a unit of weight. There have been different versions of it in history - see more at the attached link. A pound is now defined as the mass equivalent to 0.45359237 kilograms. A pound is also a unit of currency, in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries. A pound can be an enclosed space, such as a dog pound.
What weighs less a pound of cold air or a pound of warm air?
They weigh the same. Both are defined in your question as a pound.
How many grains are in 1 pound of gun powder?
There are 7,000 grains in one pound of gun powder. Grains are measured at 437.5 grains per ounce.
