Explanation:
The unit of volume derived from SI units(1) is the cubic meter, m3.
Chemists in a laboratory usually deal with much smaller volumes than cubic meters and the metric but non-SI units of liter or litre (L) and milliliter or millilitre (mL or ml) are in common use.
In 1964 the litre was redefined as being equal to exactly 1 cubic decimetre:
1 L = 1 dm3
So 1 milliltre = 1 cubic centimetre
1 mL = 1 cm3 (= 1cc)
Other metric units of measuring volume are given in the table below:
large volume → → → → → → → → → → small volume
name teralitre gigalitre megalitre kilolitre hectolitre decalitre decilitre centilitre millilitre microlitre nanolitre picolitre femtolitre attolitre
symbol TL GL ML kL hL daL dL cL mL µL nL pL fL aL
volume (L) 1012 L 109 L 106 L 103 L 102 L 101 L 10-1 L 10-2 L 10-3 L 10-6 L 10-9 L 10-12 L
