Litre | |
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One litre is the volume of a
cube with 10 cm sides. | |
Unit Information
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It is a unit of | Volume |
Symbol | L or l |
Unit System | SI derived unit |
In base units | 1 L = 10-3 m3 |
Litre(L) (or Liter) is one of the common units of measuring volume of a substance. It is not defined as the SI unit by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. 1 Litre is equal to 1 dm3. A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of 10×10×10 centimetres (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre.