Gram per cubic centimetre

Summary

The gram per cubic centimetre is a unit of density in the CGS system, and is commonly used in chemistry. It is defined by dividing the CGS unit of mass, the gram, by the CGS unit of volume, the cubic centimetre. The official SI symbols are g/cm3, g·cm−3, or g cm−3. It is equivalent to the units gram per millilitre (g/mL) and kilogram per litre (kg/L). The density of water is about 1 g/cm3, since the gram was originally defined as the mass of one cubic centimetre of water at its maximum density at 4 °C (39 °F).

gram per cubic centimetre
Density of the cube: 1 g/cm3
General information
Unit systemCGS unit
Unit ofDensity
Symbolg/cm3
Conversions
1 g/cm3 in ...... is equal to ...
   SI units   1,000 kg/m3
   Imperial and US Customary units   62.42796 lb/cu ft
   MTS units   1 t/m3

Conversions edit

1 g/cm3 is equivalent to:

= 1000 g/L (exactly)
= 1000 kg/m3 (exactly)
≈ 62.4280 lb/cu ft (approximately)
≈ 133.5265 oz/US gal (approximately)

1 kg/m3 = 0.001 g/cm3(exactly)

1 lb/cu ft ≈ 0.01601846 g/cm3 (approximately)

1 oz/US gal ≈ 0.00748915 g/cm3 (approximately)

See also edit