Physics:Flask (unit)

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Short description: Unit of mass used for mercury

Flask is a British unit of mass or weight in the avoirdupois system, used to measure mercury.[1][2][3][4][5] It is defined as 76 pounds (34 kg).[1] Near room temperature, a flask of mercury occupies a volume of approximately 2.5451 litres (86.060 US fl oz; 89.575 imp fl oz).[6]

Conversion

1 flask (mercury) ≡ 76 lb[1]

1 flask (mercury) ≡ 34.47302012 kg

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins.. London: Springer. pp. 37. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1. 
  2. "Nearly full flask, a sample of the element Mercury in the Periodic Table". https://periodictable.com/Items/080.6/index.html. 
  3. "injection flask". https://www.thefreedictionary.com/injection+flask. 
  4. (in en) Geological Survey Bulletin. U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey; Washington, D.C.. 1983. https://books.google.com/books?id=XFE1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA35. 
  5. Harris, George W. & Elmer H. Good, "Stackable mercury flask", US patent 3587904, published 1971-06-28
  6. At 20°C/ 68°F listed density of 13545 kg/m3 = 13.545 kg/L (14.1298 oz/fl oz (US))