Comparing Capacity
- Capacity is the amount of liquid a container can hold.
- Volume is how much liquid is in the container.
We can measure both in millilitres and litres.
Measuring in litres and millilitre
A litre is much more than a millilitre.
1 litre = 1000 millilitres
We shorten litres to ‘l’ and we can shorten millilitres to ‘ml‘.
So we might also say:
1 l = 1000 ml
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