Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Dimensional Analysis

- Just like converting between currencies in chemistry it is usually necessary to convert between units
- This process is called Dimensional Analysis

Steps
1. find a unit quality
2. find the conversion factors
3. apply conversion factors
4. cancel units

example
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