The 4 quart of water weighs about 8.34 pounds (4.8 kg), so this means that 1 quart equals 2.085 pounds. The density of water is 1 g/cm³, so 1 L of water weighs about 8.34 pounds.
What is the weight of a quart of water?
In physics, the weight of a quart of water is exactly 8.34 pounds, but you can find different answers on the internet. The density of water at a given temperature and pressure depends on its other properties as well. It depends on its temperature and pressure as well as the other properties that come into play, such as the electrical charge of its atoms. The density of water is always greater than that of air, and varies with temperature.
How does density vary with temperature?
The specific weight (mass per unit volume) of a liquid depends on the temperature and pressure as well as other properties such as electrical charge or chemical composition. For example, pure water has a mass/volume of 1 gram per cubic centimeter at 0°C and 101.3 kPa (1 bar), but it has a mass/volume of 1.00 g/cm³ at 100°C and 101.325 kPa, the temperature and pressure that exists on Earth’s surface (this pressure is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level).
The density of water also depends on its chemical composition. For example, table salt (NaCl) has a mass/volume of 0.99 g/cm³ at 1 bar and 32°C, but it has a mass/volume of 0.99 g/cm³ at 100°C and 101.325 kPa, the temperature and pressure that exists on Earth’s surface. https://youtu.be/OTi-coWaoXo
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Idiots! A quart of water does not weigMh 8.34 lbs!
That would mean a gallon of water would weigh more than 33 lbs!
Correct this!
I meant *litre*.
Fix the typo.