Q. 2.44 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

How can you check that you have written the correct conversion factors for an equality.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Every equality can be represented as conversion factors. When writing the conversion factors, make sure to include the units.

Step 1 : Given information

We need to find out how to check whether conversion factors are correct for equality.

Step 2 : Simplify

With one of the quantities in the numerator and the other quantity in the denominator, every equality can be represented as conversion factors.
Any equality can always have two conversion factors.
When writing the conversion factors, make sure to include the units.
for example : $1 \mathrm{m}=100 \mathrm{cm}$

$\frac{1 \mathrm{m}}{100 \mathrm{cm}}=\frac{100 \mathrm{cm}}{100 \mathrm{cm}}=1$

Conversion factor will be $\frac{1 \mathrm{m}}{100 \mathrm{cm}}$ and $\frac{100 \mathrm{cm}}{1 \mathrm{m}}$