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Mass converter

Converts weight among metric units, imperial units, and the old Russian ones.

How it is calculated

The kilogram is the reference. An international pound is 0,45359237 kg. A pood in this set is 40 Russian pounds, and a Russian pound is 0,40951241 kg. A carat is 0,2 g.

Result = value × factor of the source unit / factor of the target unit

Where the numbers come from

  • Value
  • Source unit

Example

1 pound ≈ 0,4536 kg. 1 pood ≈ 16,38 kg.

Questions

Are the English pound and the Russian pound the same?

No. They are different rows in the list: pound and Russian pound.

Which ounce?

Troy weight is not used here. This is the ordinary avoirdupois ounce, 28,35 g.

Carats for gold?

That is a mass, 200 mg. The karat fineness of gold is another scale, and it is not calculated here.