Answer to Question #196829 in General Chemistry for danna

Question

A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds, which in the metric system is 3.78 kg or 3780 g

Answer 1

We know that there is 453.592 gm in 1 pound

Now:

1 Pound = 453.592 gm

So 8.34 Pound = 8.34 $\times$ 453.592 = 3782.95 gm or 3.782 kg

So we can say that 8.34 pounds in metric system equals 3.78 kg or 3780 gm.