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Grams per cm³ to Kilograms per Liter Density Converter
↔ Convert kg/L to g/cm³ instead

Common Conversions

g/cm³ kg/L
0.1 0.1
0.5 0.5
1 1
2 2
5 5
10 10
25 25
50 50
100 100
1000 1000

Why this conversion matters in chemistry

Reagent catalogue densities sit in g/cm³ — toluene 0.867, ethyl acetate 0.902, THF 0.889, acetonitrile 0.786 — while a pilot-plant batch-charge mass calculation runs in kg/L. The numbers are the same: 0.902 g/cm³ ethyl acetate is 0.902 kg/L on the process spreadsheet. The identity reduces to the kilo/milli prefix cancellation in the numerator and denominator. The conversion is the routine relabel when a chemistry-side reagent density meets a process-engineering mass-charge calculation, with no arithmetic needed beyond confirming the units land cleanly.

Formula

kg/L = g/cm³ × 1 (numerically identical)

Worked Examples

1 g/cm³ = 1 kg/L

Water at 4 °C — the density anchor that pins both scales together.

13.534 g/cm³ = 13.534 kg/L

Mercury at 25 °C — the densest liquid element at room temperature.

0.899 g/cm³ = 0.899 kg/L

Olive oil — useful as a low-density organic-liquid reference.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are g/cm³ and kg/L the same number?
Yes — exactly. The kilo prefix in the numerator (× 1000) cancels the milli prefix in the denominator (× 1000), leaving the density value unchanged.
Why is mercury so dense?
Mercury sits at 13.534 g/cm³ for two reasons: a high atomic mass (200.59 u) and the relativistic contraction of the 6s orbital that pulls the atomic radius in unusually tightly. The combination makes it the densest liquid element at room temperature.
Where does this conversion show up?
Gravimetric analysis routinely uses density to back-calculate volume from precipitate mass and confirm identity. Process-engineering mass charges from volumetric solvent dispensing also need this identity to land bench-side reagent data into the kg/L process-side calculation.