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fuel weight
Sorry to ask this silly easy question but i've not had much success with the search engines!
How many kilogrames does 1 litre of petrol weigh? cheers Dom |
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IIRC petrol is less dense than water. For water 1l weighs 1kg. I think petrol is about 0.7 to 0.75 g.cm^-3. Hence 1l is abot 700 to 750g.
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That's about 1kg per pound...
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Yep 750gm per litre
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thanks guys! that saves me a lot a aggro with petrol cans!
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I think it's 7 lbs per gallon in old money.
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0.747kg /litre, 98 octane unleaded
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so thats 1 lb 10 oz per litre ?
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