A typical aspirin has a mass of 500 mg. Convert this quantity to grams. A) 0.05 grams. B) 0.5 grams. C) 50 grams. D) 5000 grams.
Biology · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Mass of typical aspirin = 500 mg
Convert the quantity to grams.
Solution:
1 g = 1000 mg
In order to find out the value of the quantity at grams, we will divide 500 by 1000, since 1000 milligrams is equal to 1 grams.
= 500 / 1000
= 0.5 grams
Or we can use the exact formulation of converting quantities,
= (500 mg ) ( 1g/1000mg)
The unit mg cancels leaving behind g
= 500 g/1000
= 0.5 g