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Why is 1 litre equal to 1000cm^3

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And that volume of water is approximately 1 kg, so it also made a convenient reference weight. Water turned out not to be a very accurate standard however, so the definitions were changed slightly in the late 1800s.No, no number of cubic centimeters is equal to any number of centimeters.......
I came across a questions where you have to find volume in it, and was just wondering why is 1 litre= 1000cm^3
Does that mean 1000cm^3=1000000000cm?

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It's just defined that way. It was convenient. 1000 cm^2 made a nice reference volume. And that volume of water is approximately 1 kg, so it also made a convenient reference weight. Water turned out not to be a very accurate standard however, so the definitions were changed slightly in the late 1800s.

No, no number of cubic centimeters is equal to any number of centimeters. A volume is not a length.

1000 cm^3 is the volume of 1000 little cubes, each of which is 1 cm on a side. That would make a cube that was 10 x 10 x 10.

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When the scientists designed the metric system, they decided that 1g would be how much 1cm^3 of water would weigh. 1000g = 1L, and 1cm^3 = 1g, so 1000cm^3 = 1L.

1cm^3 of water would be like this little cube of water that had all its sides being 1cm long. With 1000cm^3, it isn't like (1000cm)^3, it is 1000(cm)^3. Saying that 1000cm^3=1000000000cm is wrong because its basically like comparing a cube to a line; it just doesn't work.
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