Measurement of Capacity (Volume) -
Capacity of a container is the amount of liquid it can hold. The standard unit of capacity is litre (l).
For measuring the capacity of a bigger container like a water tank or a swimming pool, we use bigger units of capacity called kilolitre (kl).
1 kl = 1000 l
To measure the capacity of very small containers such as an injection cyringe, we use smaller units of capacity called millilitre (ml).
1 l = 1000 ml
Kilolitre (kl), hectolitre (hl) and decalitre (dal) are the units of capacity bigger than litre (l).
1 dal = 10 l
1 hl = 100 l
1 kl = 1000 l
Decilitre (dl), centilitre (cl) and millilitre (ml) are the units of capacity smaller than litre (l).
1 l = 10 dl
1 l = 100 cl
1 l = 1000 ml