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Conversion Factors
BMED 2210
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| C | 12.0 |
| Ca | 40.0 |
| Cl | 35.5 |
| Fe | 55.8 |
| H | 1.0 |
| K | 39.1 |
| N | 14.0 |
| Na | 23.0 |
| O | 16.0 |
| S | 32.0 |
| Water | 18 |
| Glucose | 180 |
| Amino acid, avg | 135 |
| Dry air | 28.84 |
| DNA base pair, avg | 610 |
| Protein, range | 5000 to 3E6 |
| 1 m --> cm, mm, micrometers, nanometers, angstrom | 100 cm, 1000 mm, 10^6 micrometers, 10^9 nanometers, 10^10 angstroms |
| 1 in --> cm | 2.54 cm |
| 1 mi --> ft, kilometers | 5280ft, 1.61 kilometers |
| typical mammalian cell, diameter | 10 micrometer |
| 1 kg --> g, metric ton, lb | 1000g, 0.001 metric ton, 2.2 lb |
| 1 lb --> oz, g, kg, ton | 16 oz, 454 g, 0.454 kg, 5E-4 ton |
| 1 m^3 --> L, cm^3, mL | 1000L, 10^6 cm^3, 10^6 mL |
| 1 ft^3 --> gal, L | 7.48gal, 28.3 L |
| whole blood volume | 5L |
| resting cardiac output | 5L/min |
| total lung capacity | 6L |
| tidal volume | 0.500L |
| breathing frequency | 12 breaths/min |
| 1 g/cm^3 --> lb /ft^3, lb/gal | 62.4 lb /ft^3, 8.33 lb/gal |
| 1 g mol of an ideal gas at 0 degrees C: 760 mm Hg --> L | 22.4L |
| 1 lb mol of an ideal gas at 32 degrees F: 14.7 psia --> ft^3 | 359 ft^3 |
| 1 atm --> mmHg, lb force/in^2 | 760mmHg at 0 degrees C(torr), 14.7 lb force/in^2 (psi) |
| 1 atm --> in Hg , ft H2O | 29.92 in Hg, 34 ft H2O |
| 1 atm --> bar, kPa, dynes/cm^2 | 1.013bar, 101.3kPa, 1.013E6 dynes/cm^2 |
| 1 Pa--> N/m^2 | 1N/m^2 |
| systemic blood pressure | 120/80 mmHg |
| 1 degree C --> degree F | 1.8 degree F |
| degree F --> degree C (formula) | degree F = 1.8(degree C) + 32 |
| degree Rankine | degree F + 460 |
| degree K | degree C + 273 |
| room temp --> degree C, degree K | 25 degree C, 298K |
| body core temp --> degree C, degree K | 37 degree C, 310K |
| 1 lb force --> lb massxft/s^2, kgxm/s^2, N, dynes | 32.174 lb massxft/s^2, 4.448 N, 4.448 kgxm/s^2, 4.448E5 dynes |
| 1 N --> kgxm/s^2 | 1 kgxm/s^2 |
| 1 dyne --> gxcm/s^2 | 1 gxcm/s^2 |
| dry air composition --> by volume, by mol %age, weight %age | by volume: 79% N2, 21% O2 by mol %age: 79% N2, 21% O2 by weight %age: 76% N2, 24% O2 |
| STP | standard temp and pressure: 0 degree C, 1 atm |
| molar volume of an ideal gas at STP --> L/mol, ft^3/lb mol | 22.4 L/mol, 359 ft^3/lb mol |
| 1 gal --> L | 3.785 L |