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Q: How much does a troy ton weigh compared to 1 ton avoirdupois?
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How much is one troy oz?

One troy ounce is 31.1035 grams, and is pretty much only used to weigh precious metals. Compare this with the common ounce (or avoirdupois ounce), which is 28.3495 grams and is used to weigh just about everything else.


How much does a 1000 grain ingot of silver weigh?

It weighs 1000 grains. This is equivalent to 64.79891 grams, or 2.08333 troy ounces, or 2.28571429 ounces avoirdupois.


How many avoirdupois ounce in a troy ounce?

There are 1.097 avoirdupois ounces in one troy ounce.


How many troy ounces in 2.2 lbs avoirdupois?

2.2lbs avoirdupois is 32.083 troy ounces.


How many troy ounce is equal to one avoirdupois ounce?

There are 16 ounces in an avoirdupois pound.One avoirdupois pound is equal to a regular pound.


How much is 5 Troy grains of gold bar worth?

gold weight 68.1 grains in avoirdupois equall in troy grains


How many grams of gold are in 7 avoirdupois ounces?

Troy weight was so named from Troyes in France where it was first adopted in Europe. The Troy Ounce is supposed to have been brought from Cairo during the crusades. One Troy ounce is about 10% heavier than the common Avoirdupois ounce. Avoirdupois is the system of weights using the pound of 16 ounces. Troy weight is the system of weights used for Gold, Silver and Jewels with twelve ounces to the pound. 1. All the "grains" (Av. and Troy -- see 3. below) weigh 0.0648 metric grams. 2. One avoirdupois oz. is 0.9115 troy oz.; one troy oz. is 1.0971 avoirdupois oz. 3. Troy oz. are their own weight system for precious metals. See the Related Link "Weight Converter" for a good online conversion page for many systems.


1 oz gold equal to how many grams?

Regardless of what is being measured, one Troy ounce is exactly 31.1034768 grams, which is larger than the ounce generally in use in the United States and has a mass of 28.35 gramson is correct.


Is gold measured in troy ounces or avoirdupois ounces?

Troy ounces.


What is the avoirdupois system used to measure?

It is a system of weights, the most commonly used in the USA. A second system is Troy which is used to weigh precious metals. So, if you hear 'He weighs 200 pounds", that's avoirdupois pounds. But, if you have a coin that has 1 ounce of gold in it, that's 1 troy ounce.


What does a druggist use a apothecaries weight troy weight or avoirdupois weight?

Troy Weight


How many troy pounds in 200 avoirdupois pounds?

A pound troy is 12 ounces; an avoirdupois pound is 16 ounces. 200x16/12=3200/12=266.66.