Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Problem Solving Using Unit Conversion - Questions and Problems - Page 45: 2.49

Answer

We need to cancel out the units. Hence the unit in denominator must cancel out the unit being converted, that's why it is placed in denominator

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