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Aug 19 2013 09:27pm

1mL=cm^3 = ? cc

metric eqiuvalents
?=1
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Aug 19 2013 09:53pm

uhhh isn't a cc a cubic centimeter? which is just cm*cm*cm or cm^3?

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Aug 20 2013 12:55am

This unit conversion, not chemistry... Got excited

If cc does stand for cubic cm then 1 ml = 1 cc.

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Aug 20 2013 07:01am

Quote (SupremeSage @ Aug 20 2013 12:55am)

This unit conversion, not chemistry... Got excited

If cc does stand for cubic cm then 1 ml = 1 cc.

which it commonly does - especially in medicine iirc

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Aug 20 2013 08:42am

Quote (cialda @ Aug 20 2013 08:01am)

which it commonly does - especially in medicine iirc

They use CC for milliliters because it is easier to say/understand.

When they say "100 cc's" they really mean 100 mL