Axis

Mass concentration

milligram per litremg/L

The water-analysis concentration unit.

Dimension
M/L⁻³
Canonical signature
L^-3*M
System
si accepted
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 mg/L = 0.001 kg/m³
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
mg/L equals ppm only for solutions of density 1 kg/L.
Aliases
mg/L, ppm in water, milligrams per litre

Same dimension

Related units

kilogram per cubic metresikg/m³gram per millilitresi acceptedg/mLquettakilogram per cubic metresiQkg/m³ronnakilogram per cubic metresiRkg/m³yottakilogram per cubic metresiYkg/m³zettakilogram per cubic metresiZkg/m³exakilogram per cubic metresiEkg/m³petakilogram per cubic metresiPkg/m³

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 mg/L = 0.001 kg/m³

Exact relationship

10 mg/L = 0.01 kg/m³

Exact relationship