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Pounds in a LiterThey aren't comparable. A liter is a unit of volume, while a pound is a unit of weight (kilograms are a measure of mass, pounds are strictly weight). So a liter of water will weigh differently than a liter of oil.

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A liter (or litre) is a measure of volume, not mass or weight. If you are asking about the weight of a liter of water, then it weighs 1 kilogram exactly at standard temperature and pressure (about 0 C and roughly 100kPa) - density and volume of fluids fluctuate a bit with temperature and pressure. Or 2.2 pounds. There are 2.2 pounds in a kilogram.

--> They cannot be converted by a generic formula like kilograms to pounds, but there is a way to convert them for specific products and hence comparable. Every liquid has a density value (or specific gravity) at room temperature, ground level. Some chemicals solutions may be 0.90, some may be 1.1 but it varies from product to product. As mentioned above in the Answer, the specific gravity of water is 1 and hence 1 litre translates to 1kg. If the specific gravity of your product is 0.90, then the weight of 1 litre will be 1 litre x 0.90 specific gravity = 0.900 kgs; 0.90 kgs x 2.2046 = 1.984 lbs.

So, first step in doing the conversion is to find out the specific gravity of your product.
Doesn't work that way. Pounds is weight litre is volume, the answer will vary with the density of the material.

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Different units measuring different things. Pounds are a unit of weight measurement. Litres are a measure of volume.


A litre is 2.11 US pints, or 1.7 imperial pints (UK).

A kilogram is 2.2 lbs.

One litre of water weighs one kilo.

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A liter is a unit of volume, while a pound is a unit of weight. The conversion between liters and pounds depends on the density of the substance being measured. For water, which has a density of 1 kg/L, 1 liter is approximately 2.20462 pounds.

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NoneThe pound -- more accurately, the pound-force -- is a unit of weight. The liter is a unit of volume. Hence, the units are incompatible, so there is no conversion constant.

Think of it this way: Would you ask how many miles there are in pound or how many inches there are in a second? Certainly, you would not. Your question is similarly strange.

I depends on what you are asking. Is it a liter of water? Of fuel? Because different liquids have different weights.
1 lb. is almost exactly 500 mL, as four liters (approx. gallon) is eight pounds.
This cannot be sensibly answered. A litre is a measure of volume, pounds is a measure of weight or mass.
A pound is a measure of mass. A litre is a measure of volume. The two measure different things and, according to basic principles of dimensional analysis, conversion from one to the other is not valid.

If you are not convinced, consider a litre of air. How many pounds? Next consider a litre of treacle. How many pounds?

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A litre of fresh water is 2 pounds and 3.274 ounces.

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