Why do my weighing scales have ml and g?
My electric weighing scales allow me to set the weighing unit to various different units. 2 of the units are g (grams) and ml (milliliters). However, considering 1ml at sea level should weigh 1g (and this is borne out in the scales' value; 100ml of water also weighs 100g), is there any particular reason these 2 units of measurement are separate rather than a combined "g/ml" measure?
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Well as a chemist the densities of water and any watery liquid like milk will be very close to 1 gram per milliliter (g/ml) -- within a few percent. However corn oil would be off since it is about 0.90 g/ml. Lard seems to be about 0.87 g/ml. So be careful, but I'd guess that most ingredients in a recipe would work if within 10%.
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Correct. The balance is weighing grams and just displaying that as milliliters assuming 1.00 gram per milliliter. The point is that the balance can't detect if you weighing water or oil. So for water the ml value will be good.Why does my scale have ml?
Because of this, kitchen scale manufacturers started including a \u201cmL\u201d setting, which is actually just a bit of \u201csmoke and mirrors\u201d, so to speak, to offer peace of mind to the user, who may not know, remember, or understand the relationship between a substance's volume, mass and density.Does g on a scale mean grams?
gn are grains, g is for grams, oz are for ounces, I think if you measure one and it weighs x amount, then it will tell you how many you have at a given total weight. 2 of 3 found this helpful.How do you measure ml on a gram scale?
Grams. g. 1. Grams are the traditional unit of measurement used in the majority of weighing tasks. Commonly used in all industries for weighing in small increments.why does my weight scale gives different readings
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