YSI 3200 - Manual (Page 81)

APPENDIX E - CONVERSION FACTORS
TO CONVERT FROM TO EQUATION
mhos Siemens Multiply by 1
mhos ohms 1/mho
ohms mhos 1/ohm
Feet Meters Multiply by 0.3048
Meters Feet Multiply by 3.2808399
Degrees Celsius Degrees Fahrenheit 9/5 ( o C)+32
Degrees Fahrenheit Degrees Celsius 5/9 (
o
F-32)
Units of Measure
MEASUREMENT UNITS SYMBOLS
RESISTANCE OHM
Ω
CONDUCTANCE SIEMENS S MHO
CONDUCTANCE 1 / RESISTANCE 1 /
Ω
CONDUCTIVITY SIEMENS / METER S / m or MHO / CENTIMETER
CELL CONSTANT 1 / cm or 1 / m
Calculate conductivity by multiplying the measured conductance in mhos or
siemens by the appropriate cell constant (K), observing the dimensions of the
constant.
RESISTIVITY OF CONDUCTIVITY SOLUTIONS
100,000
µS/cm = 10 ohm cm
50,000
µS/cm = 20 ohm cm
10,000
µS/cm = 100 ohm cm
1,000
µS/cm = 1000 ohm cm
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