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31 Mar 2003, 20:08 (Ref:554164)
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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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31 Mar 2003, 20:13 (Ref:554169)
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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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31 Mar 2003, 20:20 (Ref:554180)
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That's about 1kg per pound...
see this new decimal and metric system makes some sense 
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1 Apr 2003, 07:42 (Ref:554593)
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Yep 750gm per litre
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1 Apr 2003, 16:40 (Ref:555041)
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thanks guys! that saves me a lot a aggro with petrol cans!
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1 Apr 2003, 17:59 (Ref:555120)
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I think it's 7 lbs per gallon in old money.
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3 Dec 2003, 23:45 (Ref:803184)
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0.747kg /litre, 98 octane unleaded
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4 Dec 2003, 14:31 (Ref:803773)
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so thats 1 lb 10 oz per litre ?
or 3.4 Kg per imperial gallon 
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